Harper: Self promotion at taxpayer expense

John Ivison: TV ad for federal family tax benefits like a Tory press release come to life

"To avoid confusion, this bilious affair states it was brought to you by the Government of Canada, and the measures are “subject to parliamentary approval.”
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A more honest assessment would have been the disclaimer: “This message is for the benefit of the Conservative Party of Canada; paid for by the taxpayer; and, we don’t give a flying fuddle-duddle what parliament thinks about it.”

The bottom line is this kind of taxpayer-funded messaging is unfair, undemocratic and should be illegal.

If these ads were being pushed by the Liberals, Stephen Harper would be first to say so."

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