Company to remove pro-Maxime Bernier billboards that criticize 'mass immigration'

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The owner of billboards currently showcasing ads that seek to promote the People's Party of Canada's controversial stance on immigration reversed course on Sunday, saying the company would take the material down in response to 'overwhelming' criticism.

A billboard, posted to the side of a building in Calgary's Kensington neighbourhood, advertises part of the platform of Maxime Bernier, the leader of the People's Party of Canada.Last Updated Sunday, August 25, 2019 6:01PM EDT

The company released two statements on Sunday, the first of which said that people who have a problem with the ads should take it up with the advertiser, True North Strong & Free Advertising Corp.they reviewed the ad content and it did not violate the Ad Standards of Canada code or their own policies.

At the People's Party national campaign launch Sunday in Sainte-Marie, Que., Bernier said he agreed with the ad's message, though noted they were placed by an outside group. The People's Party of Canada platform says specifically that "mass immigration" is used as a tool by mainstream parties to buy immigrant votes and that it drives up housing prices.

 

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