With 121 of 338 seats up for grabs, Ontario is expected to be the main battleground for the October 19^th federal election and that is apparent by the attention the province is getting from the federal leaders.

The New Democrats are getting some high-profile help on the campaign trail today. Stephen Lewis, Canada’s former U-N ambassador, joining Tom Mulcair at a campaign event in Toronto this morning.

Mulcair is spending the day in the Toronto-area with a rally in Mississauga this evening.

Liberal leader Justin Trudeau is also spending the day in Ontario with an announcement in Belleville and a rally in Peterborough.

Trudeau is promising  a Liberal government would restore a system of lifetime pensions for wounded veterans, abandoning the lump-sum payment model the Conservatives brought in that has been a bone of contention with many vets.

Conservative leader Stephen Harper has a campaign event in Drummondville, Quebec while Bloc Quebecois leader Gilles Duceppe is continuing to campaign in the Gaspe with events in Mont Joli and Rimouski.