ABOVE: Global’s Jackson Proskow explains why the provincial election campaign is about to get a lot more heated
TORONTO – Ontarians celebrating Victoria Day Monday should brace themselves for more fireworks, as paid provincial election ads go live later this week.
Ontario’s snap election call has meant a blackout on paid political advertising for television, print and radio.
The ban is lifted this Wednesday but with the Internet remaining a gray area for political campaign spending — at least in Ontario — many of those ads have already rolled out online.
The Ontario Liberals, for one, have already taken aim at Tim Hudak’s Progressive Conservatives, specifically regarding their plans to cut tens of thousands of jobs.
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Despite drawing criticism for taking what Hudak describes as a “negative tone”, Liberal leader Kathleen Wynne made no apologies for highlighting what she calls “stark contrasts” between the different parties.
By contrast, the Tories have taken a noticeably “hopeful” tone in their first ad.
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However, Hudak managed to take a few swings at Wynne from during a press conference Monday, saying it seemed as though Wynne was “more interested in keeping her own job than creating job s for Ontarians.”
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NDP leader Andrea Horwath also released an early online political ad.
The video released Saturday directly calls out Wynne and the Liberal party.
“Kathleen Wynne can’t run away from here scandals,” says a male voice as an on-screen dollar amount steadily increases.
“You are looking at 10 years of Liberal mismanagement.”
WATCH: The Liberal Record: 10 years of mismanagement
With files from the Canadian Press
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