Hot stuff: attack ads between federal elections fire up parties

One of Harper's major innovations, attack ads have changed the tone of Canadian politics.

Attack ads, in some form, are as old as elections. However, Jeffrey Simpson argues that the use of attack ads between federal elections is one of Prime Minister Stephen Harper's major innovations in Canadian politics, (The Globe and Mail, June 5, 2009).

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