Videodrome
Senior Member
BIG oof on the part of the CPC...
Sounds like every Reader's Digest sweepstakes mailer, plus a whole lot of other promos and junkmail, I have ever received.My brother (he is in his mid-30s) received a letter from the CPC (and yes, he donated to them at one point, given that he's a Harper Conservative with MAGA tendencies and is a borderline QAnon adherent).
The main envelope simply reads "MOST URGENT" in large red capital letters with "Election Canada" in smaller black letters. No mention of the CPC by name or logo on the main envelope itself.
The letter is simply a letter to apply for CPC membership (with the words "MOST URGENT" again, this time with the logo of the CPC next to it), complete with a form and return envelope to send to the CPC.
Having the main envelope read "MOST URGENT" without mentioning the CPC on it (no name, no logo) is very predatory. In reality, applying for membership of a political party isn't "MOST URGENT." I know that other parties actually put their logo on the main envelope (such as the NDP as I am an NDP supporter) and not put "MOST URGENT" on the main envelope.
I believe that the words "MOST URGENT" or similar should be banned from envelopes. Wording like this is popular with scammers and the CPC really stoops that low.
It's similar to what the Ontario PCs did in 2018:
No doubt about it.Sounds like every Reader's Digest sweepstakes mailer, plus a whole lot of other promos and junkmail, I have ever received.
I'd have more issue with the words 'Election Canada', unless that is required.
They are clearly trying to cause people to think it is something from ElectionS Canada and not 'only' something about a Canadian election....Sounds like every Reader's Digest sweepstakes mailer, plus a whole lot of other promos and junkmail, I have ever received.
I'd have more issue with the words 'Election Canada', unless that is required.
I made a typo. The envelope says "Elections Canada."They are clearly trying to cause people to think it is something from ElectionS Canada and not 'only' something about a Canadian election....
That analysis is for RD US. The Canadian version has mostly Canadian content; although I don't know where it would fit along the spectrum.No doubt about it.
Regarding Reader's Digest, it doesn't help that it has the same political alignment as the CPC here and with the GOP in the States:
Reader’s Digest - Bias and Credibility
RIGHT BIAS These media sources are moderately to strongly biased toward conservative causes through story selection and/or political affiliation. They maymediabiasfactcheck.com
It's very unsurprising regular residential RD subscribers (as opposed to reception rooms) and those interested in CPC membership (or potentially interested in CPC membership) have a very strong overlap.
Note that we don't subscribe to RD.
Cryptopierre - what could go wrong?
I’m not seeing this on PP’s feed so he must have pulled it.
"stablecoin" - ha ha ha.
AoD
Not so fast.Kenney is out as Premier and UCP leader.