A federal Conservative Party candidate attempting to poke fun at Justin Trudeau’s comment about using “drink box water bottles” has had a difficult time getting her joke to land on social media.
On Monday, Trudeau got a bit tongue-tied when asked how his family cuts out on plastic waste while announcing his government’s plans to ban single-use plastics.
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The Prime Minister told reporters that his family has “recently switched to drinking water bottles out of…water out of when we have uh bottles out of uh plastic, sorry, away from plastic towards uh paper — like drink box water bottles sort of things.”
Justin Trudeau: “we have recently switched to drinking water bottles out of…water, when we have water bottles…out of a plastic…sorry…away from plastic towards paper…like drink-box, water-bottle sorta things.” pic.twitter.com/hDfQDuf37a
— Tyrone Alzubaidi (@AlzubaidiTyrone) June 10, 2019
On Wednesday, Sarah Fischer, the Conservative candidate in the Toronto electoral district of Don Valley North, decided to post a video making fun of drinking out of “box water bottles.”
The video shows Fischer attempting to drink water out of a cardboard box. “No, doesn’t work,” she says looking into the camera as she gets soaked with water.
“I tried it… those ‘drink box water bottles’ err paper box water things just don’t work,” wrote Fischer in the caption.
I tried it….those “drink box water bottles” err paper box water things just don’t work 🤷🏼♀️ #trudeaulogic #fail #cdnpoli #tryharder pic.twitter.com/IfHrHl4GcN
— Sarah Fischer (@SarahFischerDVN) June 13, 2019
But many were quick to point to Fischer out that in this day and age water is sold in drink boxes.
This is real and used to be boxed and sold in Calgary. pic.twitter.com/bozbBBtC8U
— CameraguyRob🇨🇦 (@CameraguyRob) June 13, 2019
This is so embarrassing, girl.
— bianca 🤷🏻♀️ (@biancaYUL) June 13, 2019
So….. https://t.co/76QfiEo43f I don’t support one party in particular. But do a quick google search first….
— Heather-Lynn 🇨🇦 (@heatherlynnf) June 13, 2019
Seriously, so these juice boxes are a figment of my imagination, the stupidity is astounding???
WOW 🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️ pic.twitter.com/zoIt0Si8Ll
— Cheryl🍁 🐔🍷Team Trudeau ✨🍁✨🇨🇦 #Canada (@mini_bubbly) June 13, 2019
My local grocery store sells water in tetra-pack boxes (the same type of boxes juice is often sold in). It’s a real thing.
— Glenn N. Smith (@Glenn_N_Smith) June 13, 2019
Try this water – @FlowHydration – it is water in a “box”. Good Canadian company!
— Steve Fleck (@stevefleck) June 13, 2019
You know that cardboard/ paper water containers exist, right? #cdnpoli pic.twitter.com/wyZ4LpP4y9
— Not today. (@Janendunlop) June 13, 2019
Here is your boxed water. This is sort of an actual product sold by like um an actual um Canadian company with like said environmental concerns in mind. https://t.co/AOo1LxAd2A pic.twitter.com/y0ClOeklkc
— Muhammad Ali (@Moe_ali91) June 13, 2019
Smh. Educate yourself Sarah. pic.twitter.com/qIfdBnwc4d
— Mary-Anne Crevier (@butterrcup) June 13, 2019
Have you been to a store in the last 5 years? pic.twitter.com/gfPQh0AnQq
— John R Kennedy (@JRK_Media) June 13, 2019
At least we all now know that boxed water is a real thing.