Editor: Tony Smith and Wally Martin (The Times, March 4) are right on the mark about Conservative attack ads. The saddest aspect of modern Canadian politics is the transparent nature of Stephen Harper鈥檚 strategy. He is clearly banking on the fact that a small percentage of the country is made up of either sociopaths who enjoy his sadistic agenda, or ignorant people who don鈥檛 know better. Negative attack ads drive down voter turnout, and therefore the small hateful minority can win an election.

Now federal communications will replace 鈥淕overnment of Canada鈥� with 鈥淗arper government鈥�. Welcome to Harper鈥檚 country. Evidence, reason, science and compassion don鈥檛 matter. Every opponent is an enemy.  Anybody who values evidence and science is an effeminate 鈥渓efty.鈥� Beer and tobacco are good, medical marijuana bad. Jails are jobs programs. We need austerity and shiny new fighter jets. It鈥檚 his country, we鈥檙e just living in it.

Travis Erbacher,

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