NDP’s getting head start on potential election
Before elections have even been called, the NDP are gettign ahead of the game with new ads which accuse lobbyists and ‘insiders’ of having too much pull in Ottawa.
An election hasn’t even started, and Canadian voters are getting hit this week with a new round of TV ads from two political parties.
In a Conservative ad, Prime Minister Stephen Harper tours a construction site wearing a hard hat, meets world leaders, and plays piano at home with his son, Ben, on guitar.
In an NDP ad, party leader Jack Layton, with a large Canadian flag as his backdrop, blasts the lobbyists, senators and insiders who ply their influence on Parliament Hill.
These are just some of the messages and images Canadians are seeing as parties gear up for a campaign that could be underway in one month.
The governing Tories, who began an ad campaign in January, have two additional ads in their political arsenal.
One is a soft-edged optimistic and patriotic ad, narrated by Harper, that speaks of how Canadians are so lucky to live in a country blessed with “freedom, democracy, and opportunity.”
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http://news.nationalpost.com/2011/02/28/new-ndp-ads-slam-tories-liberals-ottawa-insiders/
Really? Isn’t this just a little too soon? I suppose if the election gets called, then they’ll have somewhat of a headstart, but if Ottawa doesn’t go through with it, then they’ll come off as vindictive and sleazy. And I’ve always taken issue with ads that smear the other parties rather than promoting their own, it does not give me any faith in the party and I’m hardly inclined to believe they can fairly and justly lead a country.