Conservatives buy ad time in Atlantic time to attack Trudeau ‘carbon tax’ – National | 24CA News
The federal Conservatives are operating a tv spot in Atlantic Canada attacking the Trudeau authorities over its coverage of attempting to cut back greenhouse gasoline emissions by pricing carbon air pollution.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, who seems within the 30-second spot, says the Trudeau ‘carbon tax’ is elevating the price of dwelling heating payments.
The advert was stuffed in St. John’s and can run in Newfoundland and Labrador and elsewhere in Atlantic Canada, a area the place extra households depend on gasoline to warmth their houses than, say, pure gasoline or electrical energy. Other than Poilievre, the one politician within the spot is Seamus O’Regan, a St. John’s MP and a high-profile member of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau‘s cupboard.
The tv advert comes on the heels of a radio promoting marketing campaign the Conservatives just lately launched in Atlantic Canada, a marketing campaign the get together says continues to be operating.
The get together, which offered the tv advert to Global News, wouldn’t say how a lot it’s spending on both advert marketing campaign.
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The Conservatives, nonetheless, are the one get together that has, up to now, spent any funds for promoting on legacy media platforms like radio or tv since Poilievre grew to become chief within the fall.
Other events have been operating advert campaigns on social media channels resembling Facebook. Social media campaigns from the Liberals and the NDP are inclined to tout their very own insurance policies. The Conservatives, who’re additionally operating social media adverts along with the legacy media adverts, are the one get together operating adverts vital of an opponent’s coverage.
“While we don’t comment on the specifics of our advertising strategy, the Liberal Party of Canada continues to run advertising campaigns to share Justin Trudeau and our Liberal team’s positive message with Canadians,” mentioned Liberal get together spokesperson Parker Lund.
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The Conservatives can simply afford any type of advert marketing campaign. The get together set a document within the last three months of 2022 for fundraising by any get together throughout a non-election 12 months, elevating almost $10 million within the quarter alone.
Elections Canada locations no prohibitions on the quantity of promoting a political get together can have interaction in between election durations. Parties, candidates and third events are free to spend no matter they need on political adverts in between election durations. Restrictions on promoting kick in within the weeks forward of a fixed-date normal election.
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