The message on the stickers couldnāt be clearer: Stop Harper, framed in the shape of the familiar red octagonal road sign. Or just the word Harper, designed to be slapped on a real stop sign.
Article, back from August 2015, two months before the most recent Canadian federal election:
While they might seem juvenile, one political scientist suggests theyāre an interesting backlash to the slick, stage-managed political advertising we now take for granted...
They certainly create the opportunity for an impact on the election, said Prof. Jonathan Rose, a political scientist at Queenās University whose interests include political advertising.
āBecause it is a sort of grassroots, clearly designed to be amateur campaign it creates the argument that there is this grassroots sentiment to stopping Harper,ā Rose said.
āI think where it might be effective is providing a counterpoint to the professionalization of campaigns.ā
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There were many factors stopping Stephen Harperās conservatives winning the 2015 federal election, but āStop Harperā was a motif that could be seen across the country.
Months after the election, I see little analysis on the impact of this meme, though I believe it had an effect on the thinking of Canadian voters.
And I havenāt seen anything for Trump like this, yet!
