Expect more aggressive attack ads as election day approaches

Parties expected to spend 50 per cent of budgets on ad air war, most targeting ethnic communities, women, veterans, rural and urban voters.

The focus on leaders in this election has made the campaign almost completely about image, making the use of advertising in both traditional and social media an important part of how leaders are portrayed and what Canadians think of them, say political experts.

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