What the leaders said Thursday:

The other parties are proposing literally tens of billions of dollars of additional spending, permanent spending, to be financed by permanently higher tax rates and permanent deficits.

CONSERVATIVE LEADER STEPHEN HARPER

What we’re seeing here tonight is that you’re going to do everything you can to hang onto your job. I’m going to do everything I can to create jobs for average Canadians. NDP LEADER TOM MULCAIR TO HARPER

“I’m going to stop you from hiking taxes on those average workers. HARPER TO MULCAIR

“Mr. Harper’s plan simply isn’t working. We know that. Incomes are flatlining and household debt is skyrocketing. MULCAIR ON THE ECONOMY

“Youhave completely become disconnected from the reality that people are facing right across this country. LIBERAL LEADER JUSTIN TRUDEAU TO HARPER

“His minimumwage plan actually will only help less than one percent of every Canadian who earns minimum wage, and that kind of false advertising is simply irresponsible. TRUDEAU ON MULCAIR’S CALL FOR A $15-AN-HOUR FEDERAL MINIMUM WAGE

“Over100,000 Canadians will get a raise. Under Mr. Trudeau’s plan, not a single Canadian will get araise. MULCAIR IN RESPONSE TO TRUDEAU

“There is no public trust anymore. People don’t trust this government to actually look out for our longterm interest. TRUDEAU ON THE ENVIRONMENT

“We have a weak and shrinking economy and it’s the wrong time for austerity measures. GREEN PARTY LEADER ELIZABETH MAY