Canada’s Green Party admitted to photoshopping an image of Party leader Elizabeth May, replacing the disposable cup in her hands with a reusable cup and metal straw.
Ms May told reporters she was completely shocked by the manipulated picture and denied acquisitions that the image was to bolster her environmental credentials.
“And I’m sorry for the staff person that did it. I don’t want to call them stupid on television, but there was nothing there to hide. So why Photoshop it? I have no idea,” Ms May said.
The Liberal government pledged to ban single-use plastics in June, as plastics have become an environmental touchstone in Canada.