The parodies have begun. In our cities. In Canada. WE JUST DON'T KNOW: Damian Penny has more:

Stephen Harper has a dog. You know who else had a dog? Hitler. Adolf Hitler. That's who. Did Stephen Harper train his dog to attack racial minorities on command? We don't know. He's not saying. Choose Your Canada.

Well that's an obvious falsehood. Conservative strategists are tight-lipped about it, but it's well known Harper is a (shudder) cat-fancier.