Although the threat of a provincial election in New Brunswick has receded until at least the new year, the province’s political parties are busy honing their messaging with appeals for donations as they look to top up their war chests.
A recent fundraising email from Progressive Conservative party campaign manager Steve Outhouse takes shots at the CBC and portrays the party as a defender of so-called parental rights.
“(Liberal Leader) Susan Holt and the CBC have a simple message: If you’re a parent that wants to be involved your child’s life, you’re ‘angry,’” the letter reads, appealing for donations to help the party fight against Holt and the CBC to get its message out.
To St. Thomas University political scientist Jamie Gilles, the approach seems to be a newer one for the Maritime conservative movement, which is often seen as somewhat more moderate than those found nationally or in the …