I may not watch as much live TV as I used to, but I still watch - TopicsExpress

I may not watch as much live TV as I used to, but I still watch enough to see how many of our tax dollars are being spent on advertising to us. It would be a shocking amount for the most reckless spending of governments. But for a government that boasts of frugality: it’s off-the-dial cynical. Let’s recall that the Harper government was born of public anger, elected to clean up the misappropriation of public money for partisan purposes. Instead, Conservative election planners are gorging on public money in the run-up to an election. This is your money being used to tip the electoral scales in favour of the incumbents. If you’re the most partisan Conservative you might find this OK. If you’re not, you know it’s not right. theglobeandmail/news/politics/conservatives-use-of-government-ads-is-unbelievably-cynical/article22605424/