Tories fighting back against attack ads targeting Hudak as Bay Street puppet

Ontario Progressive Conservatives are fighting back against attack ads that take aim at Opposition Leader Tim Hudak ahead of the fall election.

Ontario Progressive Conservatives are fighting back against attack ads that take aim at Opposition Leader Tim Hudak ahead of the fall election.

The ads by a union-led group called Working Families mock Hudak as a Bay Street yes-man who will weaken human rights and safety laws to pad the pockets of big business. (Click here to see the ad on the Working Families website)

The 30-second spots started Monday and have been playing prominently on television.

Conservative campaign manager Mark Spiro said the party is launching a complaint about the ads with the Television Bureau of Canada.

He said the ads – funded by a group that has ties to the Liberal party – violate television advertising guidelines.

Spiro said the party has also launched a new website, TruthAboutTimHudak.com, to counter allegations made against Hudak in the lead-up to the Oct. 6 provincial election.

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