It is as outrageous as it gets.

The ultimate insult to the Russian women, who certainly did not deserve to be promoted or marketed as products.

And the ultimate hypocrisy of men who were led to believe that they can build their own future families of the twisted "Win a wife 'radio promotion supported by unscrupulous marriage agency.

If you want to know why I'm not the biggest fan of marriage agencies, then you have no better reason then to read the article below.

Earlier, I wrote an article about how marriage agencies, such as this, marketing is what I call "lowest common denominator." Unfortunately for all of us when it does nothing good or noble intentions to search for true love is twisted beyond recognition and destructive stereotypes that exist, only life.

Alberta radio station "to win his wife's contest angers MLA

Alberta Minister of Employment and Immigration station blew Edmonton radio for the contest to "win" his Russian wife.

Rock station requesting applications for bear "in holy matrimony with foreign hot chick." The winner will get back to Russia, 13 nights accommodation and $ 500 spending money.

Contest joint effort between the station and the Volga Girl, an American-based dating service that facilitates the romances between Russian women and foreign suitors. The winner will receive $ 750 "personal introduction package" from a company that includes correspondence with Russian women 4:57.

Thomas Lukaszuk, Progressive Conservative MLA for the riding of Edmonton-Castle Downs, wrote on Facebook and Twitter that the competition "deplorable" and demanded an apology from the station.

"This implies the comparison of the wife is a prize that can win, just like any other item just does not sound good, and it does not feel good," said Lukaszuk Star.

He pulled ads from the station of his ministry in protest.

Rob Vavrek, brand director Bear, compared to the competition reality show bachelor's degree, which follows one man as he dates women pool with a view to selecting one for marriage.

"The same strict selection criteria and the principles of mutual consent, respect and freedom of choice for each party are at the heart of this competition", Vavrek said star in an email.

Men interested in entering the contest until September 29 to fill an online form that asks: "What can you offer smoking hot foreign girl" and "the benefits of having three wives."

Competition rules outline how the five finalists should go live broadcast nature of the assessment of friends and family, as well as tests with a psychologist to determine their "fitness for marriage."

Vavrek added that the girl Volga "serious and well-known company with offices in Canada, providing a common and consensual, the survey and selected, the ability to contact and meet each other in hopes of developing a serious relationship."

Nevertheless, Lukaszuk said that argument "deliberate ignorance."

"If someone was to be a little bit familiar with the situation of women in other countries, you will soon realize that our definition of consent certainly does not apply to them. This is coercion or consent, or consent of demonstrated need," said Lukaszuk.

Matchmaking service has resulted in hundreds of battles and marriages in his 12 years in business, said Mark Scrivener, manager of the Canadian office.

"It's like any other dating service, with the exception of distance", Scrivener said.

While the bear has posted a record 68 people form online.

Criticism comes a week after the controversial announcement sound more hair salon Edmonton. Ad featured a woman who seemed to have been beaten.
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