Truth in Advertising?

For most of the election I've managed to skip most of the election advertising.  Pretty good eh?

I try not to watch too much TV so either I don't see them or I'm quick enough to mute them when they are on (truth be told, I mute most commercials).  However, no one can be perfect and I just watched one of the Conservative ads - the one that talks about the essential Canadian character and is similar to a beer commercial that ran some time ago.  Much of what was said in that ad is false, as it applies to the Conservative party.  How can they air that?  Where is the truth in advertising?

The Conservative party have no right to speak of the wonders and values of Canada.  They have, as a MINORITY government, managed to change this country for the worse. 

The Conservatives are the party that was brought to this election because of CONTEMPT charges. 

They are the party that has lowered the respect Canadians enjoy on the world stage.  Amnesty International reports that Canada is no longer known as a leading proponent of human rights.  During Conservative rule, Canada didn't sign the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, only one of three countries that did not, despite active lobbying by the First Nations in Canada.  Canada was pivotal in blocking a UN resolution to make access to water a human right.  Our loss of status on the world stage is clearly seen in our failure to obtain a seat on the Security Council.  This is the first time in 50 years that we have not won a campaign for a seat on the world stage.  The Conservative party has undone FIFTY years of statesmanship, diplomacy and nation-building.  And they've managed to do this as a minority government.

I am offended by their desire to equate the Conservative party with Canada.  The Conservative Party is the antithesis of the Canada I have known and love. 

My Canada respects diverse views, even if the party in power disagrees (see the Conservative's actions on Planned Parenthood, Kairos, amongst others).  My Canada is about universal health care, not about increased privatized health care.  My Canada is about immigrants being able to reunite with their families (Conservatives are clamping down on family reunification).  My Canada is about accepting refugees (the Conservatives have decreased the number of refugees accepted AND reduced the staff hearing applications, ensuring the process takes longer).  My Canada is about safety through crime prevention, not incarceration (Conservatives concentrate on building jails).  My Canada includes political parties from a variety of viewpoints, not the dichotomy represented in the United States (Harper is committed to reducing funding provided to federal political parties). 

How can they sell themselves as a party that is promoting and supporting the best of Canada?  Where is the truth in advertising?