Good for Albert a Premier Ed Stelmach for coming out against personal attack ads in this federal election. The Harper Conservatives have been bending the election advertising rules by spending millions of unaccountable dollars on television attach ads designed to mislead Canadians about Liberal leader Stephane Dion.
Harper is always looking for some tactic, angle or scam for personal political advantage. He would be better advised to concentrate on looking for better ways to do the right thing FOR THE RIGHT REASONS. Harper sees politics as all about personal political power and gamesmanship…never it seems is he focused on providing good old-fashioned honest, open, accountable and transparent government.
Ed Stelmach faced the same kind of misleading propaganda attach ads about his character and capabilities in the recent Alberta election. The anti-Stelmach ads were sponsored by some labour unions but the Alberta Liberals got blamed for them…and punished in the polls. They did not work. They backfired as Stelmach got a huge majority that rivaled anything Lougheed or Klein ever received...and Stelmach did it the first time out.
These attack ads don’t work unless they are truthful. Harper’s attack ads are not true and he doesn’t care about that. Dion is now calling Harper a liar for the propaganda ads - and other reasons of misrepresentation of the facts.
Albertans don’t like these sleazy and sneaky campaign tactics. Canadians don’t either. Only Stephen Harper’s party seems to be using this American style Karl Rove dishonest campaign tactics. Not surprising given his proclivity to follow the George Bush neo-Republican political playbook since he became the Conservative leader.
At election time citizens what to know if they can trust Stephen Harper’s character and integrity! They gave him a minority government as a chance for him to prove his worthiness to govern.
Harper has failed the test. He has only shown us his sly, conniving and disingenuous side. He has shown that he has no understanding or capacity to serve in the best interest of the country…only his own. He is out of step with the fundamental values of Canadians around fairness, justice and inclusion.
There are viable alternatives to vote for this time and Harper knows that. We are about to decide the nature and future of our country this election. I think Canadians want a new majority government and are tired of the status quo.
Harper is showing us that he is out of touch and out of ideas. He has displayed time and time again that he is deficient as a leader and a danger to democracy. That is why he is so focused on belittling his opponents instead of showing us HIS own better angels…if they exist.
Pooppy puffins and other infantile attack ads are damaging Harper's reputation. Worse, the political process generally is seen as irrelevant. I mean seriously, how stupid do they think Canadians are to believe thata voter would be persuaded to vote Conservative becasue a puffin pooped on Dion.
ReplyDeleteNo wonder voter turnout is so low.
Constant whining by you liberals will not help.
ReplyDeleteSoldiers. In our streets. With guns. I am not making this up.
Good on Stelmach! How did he make his displeasure with Harper's attack ads? T.V, newspaper?
ReplyDeleteAttack ads only increase cynicism in the political process and will turn people away from the polls. Especially young people.
You'd think canadian politicians would learn something from the success of Obama and his new style of politics.
Dear Anonymous: Do you have any relevant observations that apply to today's world and not ancient history...or are you just another diarretic Harper Puffin?
ReplyDeleteIt was the initial attack ads about Dion not being a leader that are getting me out to vote. For a true leader. Stephen Harper - not some Joe Clark wannbe.
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