Party leaders continued on the campaign trail today before gearing up for the first televised debate of the election campaign. Free trade, justice for residential school survivors, gun control and long-term care were among the main topics leaders focused on during day 19 of the federal election campaign. Liberals Liberal Party Leader Justin Trudeau was back in Montreal on Thursday to prepare for the two-hour French-language debate with other party leaders, to be broadcast on Quebec network TVA at 8 p.m. ET. In a post on Twitter, Trudeau said Canadians have an important choice in this election “about what the next 18 months, and the next 18 years, will look like.” “Can’t wait to show you how our ambitious plan stacks up to the others,” he said. Conservatives Conservative Party Leader Erin O’Toole announced Thursday if elected, his party would expand “free trade with free nations” that create jobs, promote …