Ontario parties bring competing election ads to 4 Nations final [Video]

With the election battle entering its final week, Ontario’s major parties are hoping to convince voters to cast a ballot for them with competing commercials set to air during the 4 Nations hockey final.

Team Canada is set to face off against Team U.S.A. in Boston on Thursday evening as part of a hotly-anticipated rematch between the two hockey rivals.

The U.S. beat Canada 3-1 on Saturday in Montreal in the preliminary round following a chaotic start that included three fights in the first nine seconds.

That was preceded by loud boos from many fans at the Bell Centre for the American national anthem amidst tariff tensions before a stirring rendition of O Canada from the crowd.

The Ontario Liberals are planning to use the excitement around the rematch to launch a new advertisement promoting their health care-centred campaign.

A brief new commercial shows a woman in a bed receiving medical care in a hospital …