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Less than 24 hours after Justin Trudeau was named the new leader of the Liberal Party of Canada, Tory attack ads questioning the 41-year-old’s experience have begun circulating online.

The ads were paid for by the Conservative Fund of Canada, the fundraising arm of the Conservative party.

One ad claiming that Trudeau is “in way over his head” is showcased on the newly launched website justinoverhishead.ca, in which the Papineau MP is shown in slow motion participating in a mock strip tease.

Justin Trudeau is seen in this screenshot from a Tory attack ad that began circulating on Monday, April, 15, 2013.

The video was captured at a 2011 fundraising event for the Canadian Liver Foundation in which Trudeau helped raise $1,800 by auctioning off a lunch date.

The website also features controversial quotes from Trudeau -- some that date back 14 years -- alongside positive reviews of the newly elected leader, stating that journalists have been “most affected” by “Trudeaumania.”

Visitors are asked make donations on the website “so more Canadians can watch our ads.”

Another attack ad acknowledges Trudeau’s famous last name but questions whether he has the experience to be Canada’s prime minister, pointing to his background as a teacher and his poor attendance record in the House of Commons. The ad lauds Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s record on job creation and the economy.

The ads follow a statement issued by the Conservatives congratulating Trudeau on his win before adding he “may have a famous last name, but in a time of global economic uncertainty, he doesn’t have the judgment or experience to be prime minister."

Trudeau was ready for the attacks, however, warning his supporters of the forthcoming onslaught of criticism during his acceptance speech Sunday night.

Negative Tory advertisements had plagued previous Liberal leaders Stephane Dion and Michael Ignatieff.

The Dion ads pegged that former leader as not being fit to lead, while Ignatieff was described as a “foreigner” who was simply visiting Canada after spending much of his career abroad.

This time around, however, Trudeau has managed to raise $1.3 million in party donations and is expected to retaliate with his advertisements of his own.

http://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/tory-att ... -1.1238425

[OnTheIce]

If those ads hit the television, it's over for Trudeau. I noticed CTV didn't show that part of the ad.

That sound byte about Quebec being better than Canada is awful damaging.

[peck420]

Over for Trudeau?

<- This is one C that will no longer be a 'C' if the best that the party can come up with is attack ads.

I want them to tell me why they are a better option, not why the competition is worse.

[jeff744]

OnTheIce OnTheIce:

If those ads hit the television, it's over for Trudeau. I noticed CTV didn't show that part of the ad.

That sound byte about Quebec being better than Canada is awful damaging.

After all the Action Plan and other ads, most Canadians just tend to thing "more Conservative propaganda" instead of actually listening anymore. Attack ads are only good when you haven't annoyed the entirety of a country with your previous ads and you will have to run them for two years before an election, thus just creating even more apathy towards anything you say.

At this point they could claim Trudeau kicks puppies and nobody but people already dead set against Trudeau will care.

[BeaverFever]

Off the bat, I'm not a fan of Trudeau.

But if anyone still tries to to claim that the SUN is not a partisan Conservative Mouthpiece of a rag, all they need to do was look at today's headline: "Tru-duh: Everyone's favourite drama teacher wins liberal leadership".

As for the MOCK 'strip-tease', it was done at and for a charity fundraising event, he stripped down to an undershirt.

[QBC]

Attack adds so far from election time. How very "American" of the conservative party.

[DanSC]

QBC QBC:

Attack adds so far from election time. How very "American" of the conservative party.

Oh don't flatter yourself; this was amateurish.

[OnTheIce]

jeff744 jeff744:

After all the Action Plan and other ads, most Canadians just tend to thing "more Conservative propaganda" instead of actually listening anymore. Attack ads are only good when you haven't annoyed the entirety of a country with your previous ads and you will have to run them for two years before an election, thus just creating even more apathy towards anything you say.

At this point they could claim Trudeau kicks puppies and nobody but people already dead set against Trudeau will care.

Most Canadians don't view the Action Plan ads as propaganda like politically minded people on the left might. They don't correlate with voters. These ads though, are highly effective. Canadians don't care about the whole story. They base their voting opinion based on sound bytes and little bits of truth here and there.

Ads defined Dion. Those "Do you think it's easy to make priorities" ads killed the public's confidence in him.

The Iggy "Just visiting" ads did much the same.

Cheesy? Yep. Amateurish? Yep. Effective? Damn right they are.

The CPC has jumped out to define JT before he can define himself and that one Quebec comment will haunt him if they run that in the MSM.

[QBC]

DanSC DanSC:

QBC QBC:

Attack adds so far from election time. How very "American" of the conservative party.

Oh don't flatter yourself; this was amateurish.

It's the thought that counts.....

[jeff744]

OnTheIce OnTheIce:

jeff744 jeff744:

After all the Action Plan and other ads, most Canadians just tend to thing "more Conservative propaganda" instead of actually listening anymore. Attack ads are only good when you haven't annoyed the entirety of a country with your previous ads and you will have to run them for two years before an election, thus just creating even more apathy towards anything you say.

At this point they could claim Trudeau kicks puppies and nobody but people already dead set against Trudeau will care.

Most Canadians don't view the Action Plan ads as propaganda like politically minded people on the left might. They don't correlate with voters. These ads though, are highly effective. Canadians don't care about the whole story. They base their voting opinion based on sound bytes and little bits of truth here and there.

Ads defined Dion. Those "Do you think it's easy to make priorities" ads killed the public's confidence in him.

The Iggy "Just visiting" ads did much the same.

Cheesy? Yep. Amateurish? Yep. Effective? Damn right they are.

The CPC has jumped out to define JT before he can define himself and that one Quebec comment will haunt him if they run that in the MSM.

Really? You don't think Canadians have realized that the extremely expensive Action Plan ads which push Harper's government in every ad are propaganda? Sitting down to watch a show with family and the Action Plan ads were the single most hated commercial of them all because we have been bombarded by them to the point we are sick of it.

Harper has one old line of a very charismatic person, Trudeau has years of lies, backstabbing, and overall dishonesty from a person dryer than the Sahara Desert. Trudeau also won't be hit before he was prepared, everyone knew the attack ads would come, it's a standard tactic by the Harper Conservatives, plenty of time to prepare a retaliation.

[Wada]

Harper scared! and should be.

[Individualist]

OnTheIce OnTheIce:

If those ads hit the television, it's over for Trudeau. I noticed CTV didn't show that part of the ad.

That sound byte about Quebec being better than Canada is awful damaging.

Well, it could have been worse. He'd could have claimed that Anne Frank was a Liberal supporter. Must be something about the name Justin.

But hey, it's not like Trudeau's attitude would be all that unique among Quebecers. Hell, it seems like some people in urban Southern Ontario must feel this way as well, as they've traditionally supported leader after leader from Quebec.

[Bodah]

OnTheIce OnTheIce:

If those ads hit the television, it's over for Trudeau. I noticed CTV didn't show that part of the ad.

That sound byte about Quebec being better than Canada is awful damaging.

You noticed that as well huh. I was waiting for it during their covering of the story, they showed everything else except the most ugly one.

[Bodah]

peck420 peck420:

Over for Trudeau?

<- This is one C that will no longer be a 'C' if the best that the party can come up with is attack ads.

I want them to tell me why they are a better option, not why the competition is worse.

Well if it wasn't for the ads I would of never known he uttered the phrase "Quebecers are better than the rest of Canadians". You prefer not to know something like that, um okay.

[OnTheIce]

jeff744 jeff744:

Really? You don't think Canadians have realized that the extremely expensive Action Plan ads which push Harper's government in every ad are propaganda? Sitting down to watch a show with family and the Action Plan ads were the single most hated commercial of them all because we have been bombarded by them to the point we are sick of it.

Harper has one old line of a very charismatic person, Trudeau has years of lies, backstabbing, and overall dishonesty from a person dryer than the Sahara Desert. Trudeau also won't be hit before he was prepared, everyone knew the attack ads would come, it's a standard tactic by the Harper Conservatives, plenty of time to prepare a retaliation.

Keep in mind the little orange icon next to your username. Of course those ads bother you, you're an NDP supporter. All governments advertise, I'm guessing this is the only time it's bothered you. I'd venture a guess that if it was a politician on the left running the Country, those ads wouldn't bother you at all.

There will be a lot more people talking about that JT ad than anyone's ever talked about those action plan ads. You can be sure of that.