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Conservative election ad pulled, but not before being panned by party members and public alike

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A Conservative video featuring Justin Trudeau's face superimposed upon the Veruca Salt character from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory garnered plenty of attention before it was pulled down by Twitter for a copyright infringement notice.Screenshot courtesy of YouTube

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BY ALICE CHEN

August 18, 2021

The Conservatives ran a bizarre attack ad Aug. 13, in an attempt to paint Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as a spoiled candy-hungry child a la the character Veruca Salt from many people's childhood classic film Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. ...

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