Canada's Trudeau slammed over rising inflation as election race tightens

FILE PHOTO: Canada's Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks at an election campaign stop in Brampton, Ontario, Canada, September 14, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (Reuters) - The leader of Canada's main opposition party on Wednesday said a surge in inflation last month highlighted the failure of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's economic policies, and urged Canadians to vote out the government in an election on Monday.

Erin O'Toole, whose Conservatives are tied in the polls with Trudeau's center-left Liberals, said Canadians were experiencing an affordability crisis and blamed what he called the prime minister's reckless spending and massive debts.