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WATCH: The Conservative Party of Canada have lost their freakin’ minds

by Lorraine Carpenter

The anti-Trudeau video they posted today has to be one of the worst political ads ever.

Producing the average political attack ads is a skill that’s pretty far removed from what you normally think about when you think about art, but it still requires some finesse to be effective. There are even classics that have turned elections around, for better or worse. But the anti-Trudeau video posted on social media today by the Conservative Party of Canada may be the worst political attack ad we’ve ever seen.

From the poor technical execution to the silly, annoying and dated film reference (Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, though the prime CPC demographic is not young so that part of it is understandable) to the tired, lame jabs about taxes and the economy, it’s a total shit show.

We had to triple-check that this was posted by the actual Conservative Party of Canada — the second most popular political party in the country. But it was. And judging from the comments, it’s going over extremely poorly with Conservatives and non-Conservatives alike.

Here it is.

WATCH: The Conservative Party of Canada have lost their freakin’ minds

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by Lorraine Carpenter

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Lorraine Carpenter was born in Montreal and studied communications and journalism at Concordia. She co-founded Cult MTL in 2012 following 12 years at the now-defunct Montreal alt weekly the Mirror, where she worked in editorial as copy editor and music editor. She’s dedicated to supporting the cultural scene in Montreal.