Your answers: What election issue is most important to you and why?

Election day is on April 28

About half way into this federal election season, party leaders continue to travel across the country campaigning for votes.

They’ve been talking about many issues, including the cost of living, climate change and the impact of tariffs.

But what are the issues that kids in Canada care about most?

We handed the microphone to kids in Calgary, Winnipeg, Montreal, Halifax, Dartmouth, Yellowknife and Ulukhaktok in the Northwest Territories to ask them about the issues that matter to them.

Watch this video to hear what they said:

Last week, we also asked kids online to tell us which election issues they care about. 

(Their answers have been edited for length and clarity.)

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