Sometimes, a single letter can make a huge difference.
In the case of Eve Adams, a former MP who crossed the floor from the Conservatives to the Liberals following a nomination controversy, it's the difference between her sister-in-law and the leader of the Ontario NDP party - who are not the same person.
Adams is now running for Hamilton city council in Ward 8. In a pamphlet handed out to residents, some people were confused by an endorsement by an 'Andrea Horvath,' assuming Adams was talking about the NDP leader and mispelling her name with a V instead of a W.
#NewWard8 #HamOnt
— Sara L (@slangtro) October 12, 2018
This is why I won't be voting for Eve Adams, among other reasons.
Misleading voters who don't have the time to look into every detail, or trust a candidate at their word, is slimy and I don't care for it. pic.twitter.com/abd9Ms8tL9
This resulted in the NDP releasing a statement, saying that Andrea Horwath has not endorsed Adams for city council.
Over Twitter, Adams later clarified, the endorsement isn't coming from the NDP leader. In fact, it's her sister-in-law Andrea Horvath who is standing behind her, and Horvath happens to be her own maiden name.
No, truly, if you went to Brebeuf or Sherwood, you know me as Eve Horvath. Everyone here does. Ask anyone. Anyone. It’s always a tough thing for women to navigate.
— Eve Adams (@EveJAdams) October 13, 2018
Some have Tweeted at her, saying she deliberately intended to mislead voters by using the 'Horvath' name. Adams , but Adams denies that.
She has since released a written statement to the CBC which reads "I'd like to apologize to anyone, and especially the Ontario NDP Leader who may have assumed Andrea Horwath was referenced."