Supporters of Prime Minister Stephen Harper have launched an ad campaign to counter ads against him and his Conservative party in the lead-up to the federal election this October.
Spending will be limited
Campaign spending will be restricted once the election period officially begins in late August or early September. Electoral rules attempt to ensure fairness for all parties in the running and to make sure that no single large contributor has an undue influence on the government that is voted in.
Goal to make Conservatives ‘unelectable’
Ahead of the restrictive period, a group called Engage Canada launched anti-Harper ads. It is supported by some unions and other donors and run by former strategists from both opposition Liberal and New Democratic parties. It’s stated goal is to make the Conservatives “unelectable.”
The HarperPAC campaign states its goal is to “fight back against the flood of big union money that has been earmarked to take down the Harper government.”
HarperPAC is the second pro-Conservative organization that plans to advertise ahead of the official election campaign. Working Canadians also says it wants to “fight back against union bosses.”
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