The Conservatives have fired the first shots in the election that won't be held this spring. Most people that watch the TV news have probably seen this, but internet only folks like myself had to wait for some kind soul to upload it to Youtube.

My opinion? It's pretty effective. Dion is working overtime to build an image of himself that he can bring to an election. It's a lot harder to do when your opponents are lobbing well-aimed shots at the foundation. And these are Dion's own words being used against him, so the ad is pretty difficult to refute. With luck, the spluttering Dion shown here will be the view of him that 'sticks', leaving the Liberals no choice but to pull him out of the leadership and start looking for a replacement.

UPDATE: All three of these ads can be found on the Conservative website. I'm not as keen on the Back to Power ad, but the environmental one is effective at pointing out that the Liberals did nothing on greenhouse gas emissions in their thirteen years in power. Which I'm happy about, actually.

Hmm, there it is, a reason for me to vote for the Liberals...