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www.insideHALTON.com | OAKVILLE BEAVER | Friday, July 17, 2015 | 10 Campaign to continue despite mounting public pressure continued from p.9 and fear. This is unconscionable. Rather than changing the hearts and minds of people on abortion, these flyers will ensure most people will never listen to anything you have to say." Oakville Federal Liberal Candidate John Oliver also condemned the flyers as did OakvilleNorth Burlington Liberal Candidate and Ward 2 Councillor Pam Damoff. "I've been contacted by dozens of people who all feel the same way. They are really upset, especially where children have been handed these flyers because they are being handed out door-to-door," said Damoff, who received one of the flyers with the gory graphic in her mailbox. "People are absolutely beside themselves, they are so upset. Mostly the ones who have young children... It really makes me angry that someone wants to ignite a debate using these kinds of tactics. That's not the way we do things." Kanata resident Shari Glenney Fisher and others whose communities received these flyers appealed to Advertising Standards Canada, hoping the Code of Ad Standards' section 12 on not presenting "information or illustrations that might result in (children's) physical, emotional or moral harm" would apply. They were told that it does not apply in this case because the campaign is a political one, and thereby exempt from the code. "I went back to them and said, `Thanks for your answer, but basically what you are telling me is I can put anything in an ad as long as I put a politician's face on it. This is clearly a loophole that is being exploited by this group, and we need to know how we fix that,'" said Fisher. Due in part to the number of complaints, ad standards took another look at its definition of political advertising and came back with a response, which Fisher posted to Facebook. "ASC has concluded that, notwithstanding that aspects of the No2Trudeau advertising are political in nature, the political elements may be separated from the images of aborted fetuses featured in this advertising. "Based on a 2014 decision by ASC's Standards Council, which upheld consumer complaints about the use of the very same graphic images in advertising by a different advertiser, ASC has now asked the Canadian Centre for Bio-ethical Reform to withdraw and no longer distribute this advertising in its current form in which the aborted fetuses have been highlighted." Fisher said she was pleased saying the loophole appears to have been addressed. Not so, said Janet Feasby, vice president of standards at Advertising Standards Canada. The agency's objection to the campaign is based purely on a decision the agency's council made in 2014 about aborted fetus images, at least one of which was re-used by this current campaign. As for the code's exemption for political advertising, Feasby said, "Certainly, we don't consider it to be a loophole." We didn't need a picture of Trudeau to get around Advertising Standards Canada because they have no legal authority anyway. They've stated explicity before that they don't like imagery of aborted children. Nobody really does, that's why we distribute it, so that people can see what it's all about. Canadian Centre for Bio-Ethical Reform/No2Trudeau spokesperson Jonathan Van Maren All windshield, door & back glass in stock Certified Auto Glass Technicians with 22 years of experience We pay up to 100% of insurance Deductible · We deal directly with your Insurance Company · Life time Warranty against leaks · Stone chip repairs · Free Mobile Service · Free Pickup & Drop OFF d this a n o i t Men ree get F ers and d wip ke l e i h s ma wind most es to odels and m None of it concerns the anti-abortion campaign one bit, said Van Maren. "Advertising Standards Canada has disliked our imagery for a number of years, but again that's sort of legally irrelevant to what we do," he said. As ad standards is self-regulatory in nature, compliance with the code is voluntary. "We didn't need a picture of Trudeau to get around Advertising Standards Canada because they have no legal authority anyway," said Van Maren. "They've stated explicitly before that they don't like imagery of aborted children. Nobody really does, that's why we distribute it, so that people can see what it's all about." The campaign, which will go ahead as planned, is set to conclude by the end of August. -- with files from David Lea, Oakville Beaver Interlock & Flagstone Specialists Appli 281 Speers Road Oakville ON 905.339.0339 1.855.339.0339 www.speersautoglass.ca W ay · Superior Installation · Quality Materials · Competitive Prices · Serving Oakville for over 12 Years iza tR Ke cr of El rr n St Qu ee oa Do W ye . Sp e er sR rv d Your Interlock & Flagstone Specialists CUSTOM DESIGNS & INSTALLATIONS be th d al Dr 416-688-9069 www.prestigestoneworks.com FREE ESTIMATES 2 YR. WARRANTY