NDP used stock video from Russia, weeks after decrying Tories for doing the same
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The New Democrats used a stock image from Russia in a recent video, weeks after the party criticized the Conservatives for doing the same.
The New Democrats used a stock image from Russia in a recent video, weeks after the party criticized the Conservatives for doing the same.
On Wednesday NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh announced in a video message that he was ending the supply and confidence deal with the Liberal government, while accusing Conservative policies of hurting Canadians, including retirees.
The video then flashes to a stock video of two seniors sitting at a table looking at their laptop.
The Canadian Press independently verified from several stock images sites, including Getty Images, that the video originated from Russia.
The two seniors are also featured in photographs on a website for a Russian university, which says they are faculty members there.
"We obtained the image from a North American stock image service," New Democrats said in a statement,
"Nowhere did the service mention where the video was taken. We’ll take better care in the future.”