Mysterious political robotexts may just be the start in a new era of 3rd-party ads

By Kaleigh Rogers · CBC News ·

Advocacy groups sending the messages are akin to U.S. political action committees

The Associated Press

Canada Strong and Proud is a new third-party advertiser behind a robotexting campaign in multiple provinces.

In June, like many Ontarians, Liberal MP Pam Damoff got a mysterious text from an unknown number. The message started, "Hi, this is Sue from Ontario Strong," before prompting the recipient to respond with the name of the party they intended to vote for in the October federal election.

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