Reuters: Battered Trudeau team sees sign of Canadian election hope after scandals
VANCOUVER, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, hit by scandals and locked in a near dead-heat ahead of Monday's election, has put away his teleprompter and taken his campaign on the offensive.
A day ahead of a federal election that looked as though it could spell the end for one of the world's last remaining progressive leaders, the Trudeau team is seeing signs of hope.
Surveys of public opinion still indicate that Trudeau will lose his majority in Parliament and be forced to rely on the support of smaller parties.
But talk of an outright loss to the main opposition Conservative Party of Andrew Scheer is fading and a weekend of bad headlines for the Conservatives has energized Liberal aides.
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More News On Canada's Federal Election
Polling suggests Liberals, Conservatives in a deadlock -- CTV News
Conservatives (33%) Have Slight Lead over Liberals (31%) in National Popular Vote, but Liberals Hold Advantage in Ontario and Quebec -- Ipsos
Frantic final push for votes marks final day of divisive campaign -- CTV News/Canadian Press
Federal leaders make final pitches to voters -- Toronto Sun
Scheer, Trudeau warn voting Bloc will lead to another Quebec independence referendum -- CBC
