Nova Scotia Liberal Leader Stephen McNeil, Progressive Conservative leader Jamie Baillie and NDP leader Gary Burrill, left to right, have a chat before the start of a leaders' round table at Saint Mary's University in Halifax on Thursday, May 25, 2017.Andrew Vaughan/The Canadian Press
Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil covered hundreds of kilometres Monday in his final push to win back-to-back majorities, as the other major party leaders again fixated on health care in a bid to oust him Tuesday.
Tory Leader Jamie Baillie told a rally in Dartmouth that the province is facing a health-care crisis that needs an urgent response.
Mr. Baillie said Liberal neglect has left about 100,000 people without a family doctor and services for mental-health need to improve.
NDP Leader Gary Burrill said he will measure his party's success by a majority government with 26 New Democrat members of the legislature – which would be a significant leap for the party.
Mr. Burrill gave his concluding news conference outside a family medicine clinic in Halifax.
Mr. McNeil defended his record, saying his government has worked to improve the medical system. He said his party has laid out a substantive platform to ensure the progress continues.
Meanwhile, a Mainstreet/iPolitics poll released Monday suggested the three main parties were in about the same positions as when the campaign started, with Mr. McNeil's Liberals edging up slightly.