Police line: do not cross - Canada's New Government
The latest bit of tory propaganda to show up in my mailbox is a photo of police tape blurring into a door in the background, with the message "Canada's New Government".
In smaller letters below that it reads: "Tackling Crime for a Strong Canada".
On the back it reads: "Stephen Harper: Taking action. Tackling crime." It lists in point form: "hard time for serious crime", "more police", "bolstered border security", "getting tough on: - street racing; - child exploitation; and - youth crime." Beside all this it says "Canada's New Government is tackling crime to protect our safe streets and the Canadian way of life." This last quote is in double-quotes on the flyer, credited to Stephen Harper, complete with an either air-brushed or outdated picture of our esteemed leader, and includes contact information for Stephen Harper, MP and a small Conservative logo.
The back isn't all that exciting, but I particularly like the front. The juxtaposition of police tape and "Canada's New Government" is remarkably fitting. I don't think it was intended that way, but the message I get from the front side of this flyer is clearly: "Canada's new government is criminal."
Posted at 10:53 on August 03, 2006