Federal Liberals weren't the only partisans who attended Prime Minister Paul Martin's hour long visit to Broadmead Lodge, a Victoria veteran's care centre. Incumbent Saanich-Gulf Islands Conservative candidate Gary Lunn and his communications director Paul Arnold went behind enemy lines to counter Paul Martin's commitment to improve healthcare. According to Mr. Lunn, that commitment isn't credible because, "His record is $20 billion cuts to health. He's had ten years of being part of this government...and why should you trust him now 22 days before an election. You've got to be cynical."

The Conservative sabotage campaign continues this afternoon at Victoria airport where Mr. Lunn arranged to have local JDS Uniphase Corp. employees harass the Liberal leader at his send-off rally. Those employees are upset Prime Minister Martin hasn't reviewed the government's income tax policy on stock options. Those options are currently taxed according to their value when they were first issued. That means, when JDS Uniphase's stock tanked, the employees were still on the hook for thousands of dollars in income taxes - even though their shares are now worthless.