Feds’ publicity for Canada’s 150th birthday in 2017 more about cementing hold on power

Prime Minister Stephen Harper is banking on the fact that the focus on war, white men, and sport reinforces a constituency he needs to secure a majority government.

OTTAWA—The new year ushered in a spate of supposedly feel-good advertisements brought to you by the Government of Canada. 

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