Trudeau warns against vote split in tight Canada election

FILE PHOTO: Canada's Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during an election campaign stop in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada September 17, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio

Brooklin, Ontario (Reuters) -With the Canadian election in a dead heat two days before the Sept. 20 vote, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his Conservative rival implored supporters to stay the course and avoid vote splitting that could hand their opponent victory.

Both men campaigned in the same seat-rich Toronto region on Saturday as they tried to fend off voter defections to the left-leaning New Democratic Party (NDP) and the populist People's Party of Canada (PPC), both of which are rising in polls.