Harper government becoming a joke Worldwide LOL

Washington Post columnist takes aim at Tories’ War of 1812 campaign

The Conservative government is spending $30 million to tell Canadians how important the War of 1812 was to the formation of the country.

That's probably more than it cost to prosecute the war itself, if you account for inflation. But there's little evidence the TV spots, banners, commemorative coins and ceremonies have done much to spark interest in what the Tories consider a pivotal chapter in the Canadian narrative. Had the American invasion not been repulsed, there'd be no Canada, they say.

 

Yet a poll done last winter, after the government's year-long awareness blitz peaked  suggested only residents of Ontario, where most of the fighting took place, felt more patriotic because of the government's efforts, the Globe and Mail reported.

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