With the latest round of political attack ads well into circulation and speculation rampant about more to come, it seems apropos to dig up this piece I wrote last year with Jonathan Rose. While it was written in the build-up to last year’s Ontario election, it could just as well have been written today.
You’ll find our take on the destructive effects of negative ads here: https://www.thestar.com/opinion/commentary/2014/05/06/negative_ads_destroy_voters_trust_in_all_politicians.html
