Ontario election attack ads: help or hindrance?

By News Staff

Posted June 9, 2014 8:18 pm.

This article is more than 5 years old.

Ontario is heading to the polls on Thursday and the battle to win votes is growing increasingly nasty.

CityNews reporter Melanie Ng investigates whether attack ads are actually working for or against the party leaders.

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