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'A very retro, family-oriented message': New ads aim to reframe Poilievre (www.ctvnews.ca)
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With a steady lead in the polls and a healthy war chest of political donations, the Conservative Party is rolling out a trio of new advertisements that are being viewed as aiming to redefine and soften Pierre Poilievre's image and messaging.

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[–] cheery_coffee@lemmy.ca 21 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Yes, he also wanted to replace the bank of Canada with bitcoin and I don’t know why he doesn’t get more flak for that. He was the finance critic at the time too.

[–] SlikPikker@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Conservatives are allowed to say dumb things.

Because of their base, and the way that it is.

[–] cheery_coffee@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago

I do love the "only we can be fiscally responsible" and "buy high on this speculative asset to reduce inflation", it's a strong juxtaposition.

[–] HikingVet@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 1 year ago

One of his names is bitcoin milhouse for a reason.