One longtime friend and confidante of Terry Fox said the announcement, made Sunday by outgoing Conservative MP James Moore, was “so wrong on so many levels.”
Moore — the federal Industry Minister, who is not seeking re-election — said Sunday in Port Moody that a Conservative government would commit up to $35 million to match donations made during this year’s Terry Fox Run, if the party is re-elected in October.
Moore was accompanied by Laureen Harper, wife of Conservative leader Stephen Harper, and Tim Laidler, the party’s candidate in the Port Moody-Westwood-Port Coquitlam riding.
Darrell Fox, Terry’s younger brother, told The Province on Monday: “The Fox family did not have any direct contact with MP James Moore or any member of the Conservative Party with respect to the announcement yesterday.”
Bill Vigars, a longtime friend of Terry Fox who organized public relations for the Marathon of Hope in 1980, told The Province that the Conservatives’ announcement was a surprise to him.
In a Facebook post, Vigars wrote: “I am extremely disappointed that the Conservative Party, through James Moore and Mrs. Harper would make a conditional, if they are re-elected promise, to match funds from this year’s Terry Fox Run.”
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Moore — the federal Industry Minister, who is not seeking re-election — said Sunday in Port Moody that a Conservative government would commit up to $35 million to match donations made during this year’s Terry Fox Run, if the party is re-elected in October.
Moore was accompanied by Laureen Harper, wife of Conservative leader Stephen Harper, and Tim Laidler, the party’s candidate in the Port Moody-Westwood-Port Coquitlam riding.
Darrell Fox, Terry’s younger brother, told The Province on Monday: “The Fox family did not have any direct contact with MP James Moore or any member of the Conservative Party with respect to the announcement yesterday.”
Bill Vigars, a longtime friend of Terry Fox who organized public relations for the Marathon of Hope in 1980, told The Province that the Conservatives’ announcement was a surprise to him.
In a Facebook post, Vigars wrote: “I am extremely disappointed that the Conservative Party, through James Moore and Mrs. Harper would make a conditional, if they are re-elected promise, to match funds from this year’s Terry Fox Run.”
all of it......
Terry Fox’s family rejects Conservative claim that they responded enthusiastically to $35-million pledge
and
http://www.thestarphoenix.com/terry+family+blasts+tory+pledge/11380953/story.html
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