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Tory ad suggests Bloc protecting child traffickers rather than children
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| Contributor | Monsieur |
| Last Edited | Monsieur Jul 04, 2009 10:32pm |
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| Author | CBC News |
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| News Date | Saturday, July 4, 2009 04:30:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Bloc Québécois MPs are outraged over Tory attack ads suggesting the separatist party is soft on pedophiles and child traffickers.
The ads, which were part of pamphlet sent to homes in Bloc ridings, show a shadowy man leading a child from a playground with a banner below declaring in French, "Your Bloc MP voted against the protection of children."
"They try to mention that we want to protect criminals, and it's totally untrue," said Bloc MP Michel Guimond.
"They are crazy. They think they will have support of Quebecers with those type of pamphlets."
In the 2004 election, the Tories used a similar tactic, suggesting that then Liberal leader Paul Martin supported pornography because he was not in favour of Conservative proposals to toughen child pornography legislation. Some observers believe that move backfired and instead sparked a backlash against the Tories. |
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