The phrase is usually used in local political debates, in polemic writing or in private conversations. It is rarely used by politicians themselves in a public context, although at certain times in Canadian history political parties have used other similarly loaded imagery. In the 1988 federal election, the Liberals asserted that the proposed Free Trade Agreement amounted to an American takeover of Canada—notably, the party ran an ad in which Progressive Conservative (PC) strategists, upon the adoption of the agreement, slowly erased the Canada-U.S. border from a desktop map of North America. Within days, however, the PCs responded with an ad which featured the border being drawn back on with a permanent marker, as an announcer intoned "Here's where we draw the line." COUNT 4
QSN1 Who suggested that the Free Trade Agreement amounted to an American takeover of Canada? ANS1 Liberals QSN2 When was this campaign ran? ANS2 In the 1988 federal election QSN3 Who erased the border in the ad? ANS3 Progressive Conservative (PC) strategists QSN4 What was the slogan of this ad? ANS4 "Here's where we draw the line."