Opinion
Liberals, Conservative must stay away from nasty campaign tactics, or be ready to face wrath of Canadians at polls
By Abbas Rana May. 13, 2019
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer have publicly said that the October federal election campaign will be one of the nastiest in Canadian history. It appears both parties are getting ready to fight fire with fire. If true, it would be a disastrous strategy; not only for both political parties, but also for the social fabric of our Canadian society. Each party leader has accused the other of planning on being negative and both the Liberals and Conservatives have vowed to run positive campaigns. It remains to be seen who will break the vow.
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