‘Want to run for office?’: Conservatives using Facebook ads to recruit candidates

'Help your country—become a Conservative candidate,' says one online ad from the Conservative Party, while another encourages Facebook users to volunteer on the coming election campaign.

Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, deputy leader Lisa Raitt, and a blank spot. The Conservative Party is advertising for new candidates to run in more than 100 ridings where nomination contests for the next election have not yet begun. Facebook screengrab

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BY PETER MAZEREEUW

April 1, 2019

The Conservative Party has taken an unusual step to bolster its slate of candidates for this October’s election: it's running Facebook ads asking people to run for office. “Canada needs your help now, more than ever. Want to r...

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