Tory Logos on Federal Cheques

[Spade]

CBC News - Nova Scotia - Tory logos on federal cheques draw fire

The Federal Government is for all Canadians. We all pay taxes; we all should benefit equally. I smell porkers who've failed civics!

Thoughts

 

[Cannuck]

That's not a Conservative Party logo. It is the one for the Canadian Olympic Team uniforms.

 

[mabudon]

If that's true, it's the same as their actual logo
Conservative Party of Canada | Prime Minister Stephen Harper

WOOP see NOT true Cannuck, you can leave this thread now http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-co...ouver-winter-olympic-uniforms-canada-bay.html

 

[TenPenny]

yawn

 

[AnnaG]

:roll:That's a hanging offense.

 

[AnnaG]

yawn

Bump

 

[YukonJack]

As long as the cheques don't bounce who gives a damn?

 

[TenPenny]

It's kinda like the new federal gov't insistence on separate signs for federal and provincial governments on infrastructure projects. It's simply advertising for the party in power, and it's been that way for 40 years. They used to put the minister's name on the signs, too.

 

[mabudon]

Personally, in an age where image is so important, I find such a thing just a bit troubling

I am by no means rabid about this, but I think the sitting federal and provincial governments should be banned from this type of branding. It is especially odd in the case of our minority conservative Fed, a "generic" Government seal would be more appropriate

As an aside- I (living in Ontario) was no fan of Mike Harris and it irked me to no end being stuck in holiday traffic on the way up north and seeing SO many of them "brought to you by the Mike Harris government" signs all over every construction project, it just struck me as cheap partisan branding and a stupid waste of money

Anyways this topic is no big issue but at least it isn't about the US or the Middle East. Dunno why it's not right to have a problem with things MY government does

 

[Cannuck]

If that's true, it's the same as their actual logo
Conservative Party of Canada | Prime Minister Stephen Harper

WOOP see NOT true Cannuck, you can leave this thread now CBC News - British Columbia - Olympic outfits spark controversy

They say a sense of humour is a sign of intelligence.

 

[mabudon]

Well, I get that the logos are, in fact, almost identical.
Lacking any sort of inflection I took your post as written and thus serious. I will not elaborate beyond that.

 

[TenPenny]

They say a sense of humour is a sign of intelligence.

I would have to agree with that.

 

[mabudon]

haha okay okay I get it, I'm stupid cos I don't get "jokes", case closed

 

[Colpy]

Personally, in an age where image is so important, I find such a thing just a bit troubling

I am by no means rabid about this, but I think the sitting federal and provincial governments should be banned from this type of branding. It is especially odd in the case of our minority conservative Fed, a "generic" Government seal would be more appropriate

As an aside- I (living in Ontario) was no fan of Mike Harris and it irked me to no end being stuck in holiday traffic on the way up north and seeing SO many of them "brought to you by the Mike Harris government" signs all over every construction project, it just struck me as cheap partisan branding and a stupid waste of money

Anyways this topic is no big issue but at least it isn't about the US or the Middle East. Dunno why it's not right to have a problem with things MY government does

I agree completely, and I send the CPC money.

the Conservative logo does NOT belong on gov't cheques..........

 

[TenPenny]

For those who haven't caught it, the logo isn't on government cheques.

It is on some of those ceremonial things they use for photo ops, and it shouldn't be there. Even the MP's name shouldn't be there.

 

[Colpy]

For those who haven't caught it, the logo isn't on government cheques.

It is on some of those ceremonial things they use for photo ops, and it shouldn't be there. Even the MP's name shouldn't be there.

Yeah, I did understand that.....but I still think it borders hard on using gov't assets to blatantly promote the Party.

Not that it is unusual, it just makes me uncomfortable.

 

[taxslave]

While putting the party logo on the fake cheques is perhaps in poor taste it only makes sense both financially and politically to spend the bulk of the money in the ridings that support you. Sort of buying your vote with your own money plus a little from those that voted the wrong way.
View it as an incentive plan. Vote right and you get a return on your investment.

 

[mabudon]

Yeah, I did understand that.....but I still think it borders hard on using gov't assets to blatantly promote the Party.

Not that it is unusual, it just makes me uncomfortable.

All's I have to say is I am surprised to find something we both agree on- I am also shocked at how almost nobody has a problem with it- sure it's nuts-and-bolts and boring, but I am surprised ANY supporter of ANY party could justify this kind of thing.

 

[Spade]

All's I have to say is I am surprised to find something we both agree on- I am also shocked at how almost nobody has a problem with it- sure it's nuts-and-bolts and boring, but I am surprised ANY supporter of ANY party could justify this kind of thing.

Amen!

 

[aman12]

Way to go Colpy. I use to respect the old PC's; even voted for them on occasion. The current group is quite shameless. MP Keddy said yesterday yhat he would do it again. Today he says the opposite as if he had not said anything yesterday.