Erin O’Toole has admitted the Conservative Party was behind a social media ad that drew howls of disgust..He confirmed the party took down the ad at the height of the outcry.. Screen-Shot-2021-05-13-at-11.06.33-AMConservative ad .The ad was an attack on the Justin Trudeau government’s vaccine rollout across the country..This week, in the latest setback, several provinces announced they were halting second injections of the AstraZeneca vaccine over fears of blood clots..The ad showed people celebrating summer after having two shots of vaccine entitled “Two Dose Summer.”.That photo was placed atop of one called “Trudeau Summer” showing what appears to be a COVID-19 victim in rough shape in hospital..“I didn’t think attack adds in Canada could go lower than the infamous Chrétien “face ad”…they may have just done so,” said a Twitter user identified as Red Moose..“Long ago I reached the conclusion that the CPC doesn’t want the electorate to take them seriously. Why can’t Canada have a credible opposition?” said Wally Kibler..“When this is all over and we are finally able to live a normal life remember that Erin O’Toole and his team mocked our collective efforts, as a society, with childish and mean attack ads in an effort to score a political point,” said Adam Bolt..When question Friday, O’Toole didn’t say whether or not he personally approved the ad..But he did say the tweet detracted the serious discussion about vaccine supply and reopening plans, which is why it was removed.Dave Naylor is the News Editor of the Western Standard.,dnaylor@westernstandardonline.com,.Twitter.com/nobby7694
Erin O’Toole has admitted the Conservative Party was behind a social media ad that drew howls of disgust..He confirmed the party took down the ad at the height of the outcry.. Screen-Shot-2021-05-13-at-11.06.33-AMConservative ad .The ad was an attack on the Justin Trudeau government’s vaccine rollout across the country..This week, in the latest setback, several provinces announced they were halting second injections of the AstraZeneca vaccine over fears of blood clots..The ad showed people celebrating summer after having two shots of vaccine entitled “Two Dose Summer.”.That photo was placed atop of one called “Trudeau Summer” showing what appears to be a COVID-19 victim in rough shape in hospital..“I didn’t think attack adds in Canada could go lower than the infamous Chrétien “face ad”…they may have just done so,” said a Twitter user identified as Red Moose..“Long ago I reached the conclusion that the CPC doesn’t want the electorate to take them seriously. Why can’t Canada have a credible opposition?” said Wally Kibler..“When this is all over and we are finally able to live a normal life remember that Erin O’Toole and his team mocked our collective efforts, as a society, with childish and mean attack ads in an effort to score a political point,” said Adam Bolt..When question Friday, O’Toole didn’t say whether or not he personally approved the ad..But he did say the tweet detracted the serious discussion about vaccine supply and reopening plans, which is why it was removed.Dave Naylor is the News Editor of the Western Standard.,dnaylor@westernstandardonline.com,.Twitter.com/nobby7694