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by Aaron Wherry on Wednesday, October 14, 2009 12:55pm - 24 Comments

Upon further review, Gerald Keddy notices the Conservative logo on that giant novelty cheque and apologizes.

On the other hand, as Rosemary Barton notes, Conservative MP Larry Miller seems to have his own brand of giant novelty cheques.

Tags: conservative party, economy, Gerald Keddy, government advertising, infrastructure, Larry Miller, political advertising

Foreigner

Don't upset Harper! Like the kid in a dysfunctional family, you'll just get him singing again.
Anon

Scott Reid is another one. It goes along with their taxpayer funded ads too.

What puzzles me is what they'll do for an encore? If there is no election in the Fall, how is Harper going to find the money for Economic Action Plan, Part Deux?
http://intensedebate.com/people/ottawasteph ottawasteph

Let's face it. The CPC made hundreds of announcements since last spring.
The party and MPs' websites look exactly like the GoC's sites, including/especially the EA!P.
Chances are that there are dozens of prop(aganda?) cheques on hundreds or thousands of photographs.
http://www.intensedebate.com/people/ottawasteph ottawasteph

Let's face it. The CPC made hundreds of announcements since last spring.
The party and MPs' websites look exactly like the GoC's sites, including/especially the EA!P.
Chances are that there are dozens of prop(aganda?) cheques in hundreds or thousands of photographs.
http://intensedebate.com/people/M_A_N M_A_N

Must be hard to take. Convince everyone that an election is a terrible idea, then see your polls rise to majority numbers.

What to do?

http://intensedebate.com/people/lgarvin lgarvin

Maybe they're trying to drive their poll numbers down again by embarassing their supporters… even further, I mean.

http://intensedebate.com/people/ChrisInKW ChrisInKW

I counted 13 on Lemieux's MP website.

Kyle

Oooo and here's one being delivered by Min Oda but bearing the big guy's (AKA the 6th Beatle's) signature in place of the Receiver General of Canada.

http://www.bevoda.ca/photos/Bev%20presenting%20a%…
oppo guy

Oh come on, people!

Can we REALLY blame the Conservatives for thinking that taxpayers' dollars belonged to the Conservative Party? The Liberals used to get that whole thing mixed up too! Just ask Justice Gomery.

Enough with old politics. Time for New Democrats.
William

Well, this is fun—-I just googled a photo of some random CPC MP showing of one of those novelty cheques and if you put your laptop up to the sun and stand on one leg and close one eye you can actually see what appears to be an image of John Diefenbaker in the upper left corner of the cheque.

Also, PM Harper was in Alberta this morning making a speech and the letters in the sign behind him were colored green—-get it—the old colors of the Reform party—next it will be Preston back—- then world domination.

And Wayne Easter ( such a melodic voice ) on CBC this morning and behind him was the red and white of the Canadian flags—–the next thing that will happen is some political party will use those red and white colors in their slogan to try to show they are the natural governing party.

Bonnie N

Oh found one from John Weston to the Town of Gibsons. Seems he has signing authority for the Government of Canada.

You remember this Conservative backbencher right? He fell asleep in QP and was outed on "22 Minutes".

So proud of my MP.
Foreigner

Frank Luntz told the Conservatives back in 2006 that Adscam had only about a year's worth left of propaganda value. He didn't count on the baton being passed to the NDP.

If it's time for New Democrats, let me make a suggestion. Do better than 15% in the polls and win an election.
Robert Viera

Back in 2007 my MP, Patrick Brown, sent out a householder with a 6-inch high Conservative party logo behind the text on the second page. More recently, I received a ten-percenter with the title "Patrick's Brown's Economic Stimulus for Barrie" with a list of federal funding for local projects. (Note: The error in the title is Brown's, not mine.)
kcm

Someone should send some these over to Mercer. I'd imagine he'd have fun with it.
kcm

Oops…damn gremlins.
http://intensedebate.com/people/s_c_f s_c_f

This is extreme stupidity by these MPs. Harper needs to crack some heads.

James Connors

It's difficult for Harper to crack someone's head – yours included – when they are kissing his ass.

http://intensedebate.com/people/s_c_f s_c_f

Actually, I completely disagree, it's easy to crack someone's head if he is kissing ass, very easy. Obviously you've never had someone kiss your ass.