June 10, 2004
I'm the one you all should know/Much more popular than Trudeau!
UPDATE: Context provided on the discussion board. In my defence, it's posted on the front page of the ndp.ca site without any explanation.
This commercial really has to be seen to be believed; it’s a strange burp in an otherwise sensible campaign.
Guys: the people that ad would work on either aren’t old enough to vote, or they don’t remember Ed Broadbent. An 18-year-old now would have been three when Broadbent resigned as party leader. Three.
Maybe they’re aiming for the Grade 8 civics class mock-election vote, by way of laying the groundwork for the 2008 campaign; they might get somewhere with that demographic. On the plus side, he’s a very good sport, and he looks like he’s having fun.
RealPlayer format »(didn’t work for me)
QuickTime format »
Windows Media format »