Canadian Election Woes Drive Online Political Sales

Stephen Harper, the leader of the Conservative Party in Canada, scored a fairly stunning victory in last week's election. The Tories will now form a minority government and the Liberals will spend a little time licking their wounds, electing a new leader, and getting ready to challenge the newly formed government.

One difference between Canada and the United States is that, in Canada, the "L" word — Liberal — is not only not a tainted word, but it is the name of a major political party. Hence, many Canadians speak with pride of being a Liberal.

Scarebaby Design (www.scarebaby.com), a Seattle-based design shop with a presence on cafepress.com, has created a line of t-shirts and bumper stickers that express that Canadian pride. The t-shirts, proclaiming "Don't Blame Me, I Voted Liberal", sell mostly for under $20 (USD), and the bumper sticker is $3.99 (USD). They are available only on the web, at http://www.cafepress.com/scarebaby/1152947 .

Scarebaby Design is a web-based shop with a liberal bent, whose products are produced and backed by the guarantee of cafepress.com.