Politics gets dirty in British Columbia

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Mudslinging is the very least we can expect in Victoria, British Columbia, now that Mr. Floatie is running for mayor. Floatie is the 2-meter-tall turd and mascot for People Opposed to Outfall Pollution (POOP)—we’ve written about him before in the context of gross ad icons. It’s believed to the first time a piece of excrement has run for public office in Canada. Hasn’t happened in the U.S. either, although a number of people who are full of crap have run.

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