Weirdest, wackiest election moments: Viral memes that got 15 minutes of campaign fame

#Peegate, Bathrobe Guy and #oldstock just some of the fodder for social media levity through long federal election campaign

  • Oct. 7, 2015 9:00 a.m.
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Scouts at a Conservative campaign stop drew online reaction for their Charlie Sheen coolness

Scouts at a Conservative campaign stop drew online reaction for their Charlie Sheen coolness

This federal election campaign is the longest in modern Canadian history. When there are 78 days of political fun, it’s not always the party leaders that get the attention.

Here’s a look at some of the folks who shone in 15 mins of election fame:

[View the story “Fifteen minutes of election fame” on Storify]

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