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10:00 p.m.

After a slight delay, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s press conference is underway. It began with opening remarks from Shaun Padulo, CEO of Ontario Shipyards, as well as Fred Davies, the Conservative candidate in Niagara South, but Poilievre has now taken the mic. (Screenshot courtesy of CPAC)

Poilievre’s speech largely focuses on what he’s already promised, touting his economic plan that is rooted in slashing income taxes, approving major energy projects, and repealing Bill C-69 (now known as the Impact Assessment Act).

As per usual, Poilievre also took shots at Liberal Leader Mark Carney, saying he’s been “wrong about every major economic issue of our time.”

“He was wrong to support the carbon tax, he was wrong to oppose Canadian pipelines, [and] he was wrong to say inflation would not be a problem five years ago,” said Poilievre, who noted that Carney’s resume “is not a plan.”

Of note for any linguists out there, Poilievre has seemingly adopted a different approach this morning with how he divides his speech into French and English. Customarily, the Tory leader gives the entirety of his remarks en français before switching to English, though he’s been switching in and out of both official languages during this morning’s event.

9:30 p.m.

For the third time during the federal election campaign, Liberal Leader Mark Carney has temporarily left the trail and returned to the nation’s capital to deal with the fallout of U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff decisions.

Carney is scheduled to meet with his cabinet committee on Canada-U.S. relations and national security later this morning, though it’s unclear if he’ll speak with media today.

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is also in Ottawa, as he’s expected to make a mid-morning appearance at the Progress Summit hosted by the Broadbent Institute. According to his itinerary, Singh is set to take the mic at 11:30 a.m. before speaking to reporters.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is making a campaign stop in St. Catharines, Ont., where he’s slated, per a release issued by the party, to unveil his ‘Canada First Economic Plan,’ which will “make life affordable again, unleash our economy and rebuild a Canadian economic powerhouse, during a press conference at 9:30 a.m.

Elsewhere, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet will begin making his way towards Trois-Rivières, Que., today, though he’s expected to speak with reporters during pit-stops in Verdun, Que., and Dorval, Que. Meanwhile, Green Co-Leader Elizabeth May will fly across the country to B.C., where she’ll campaign with Ben Homer-Dixon, the party’s candidate in Esquimalt-Saanich-Sooke. Jonathan Pedneault, the Greens’ other co-leader, will spend the day campaigning in Montreal.

Finally, People’s Party Leader Maxime Bernier is planning to campaign in Kamloops, B.C.

With a file from the Canadian Press