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And this?
Hedy Fry just had two of the biggest scrums on this subject that I've seen in a while. And Gary Lunn didn't help himself out when he admitted that the two logos are, er, rather similar.
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Liberals allege link between Tory party and Olympic retail logo (OLY-Logo-Conservative)
Source: The Canadian Press
Oct 1, 2009 15:52
OTTAWA - A Liberal MP is alleging that ``crass politics'' have resulted in a Canadian Olympic retail logo that mirrors the federal Conservative party logo.
Vancouver Liberal Hedy Fry told the House of Commons that a new logo for February's Winter Games ``bears a striking resemblance'' to that of the governing party.
Gary Lunn, the minister for amateur sport, responded that the federal government was ``not involved in any way, shape or form in the design of any of the Olympic clothing.''
The clothing and logo was developed by the Hudson's Bay Co., in consultation with the Canadian Olympic Committee and an athletes panel, and the minister says he first saw it on Wednesday this week.
The logo, unveiled Thursday by HBC, includes a red Maple Leaf surrounded by a black C-shaped arrow.
The Conservative party logo is a red Maple Leaf surrounded by a blue C.
Fry accused Prime Minister Stephen Harper of ``trying to politicize'' the Games.
INDEX: POLITICS SPORTS
© 2009 The Canadian Press
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And this?
Hedy Fry just had two of the biggest scrums on this subject that I've seen in a while. And Gary Lunn didn't help himself out when he admitted that the two logos are, er, rather similar.
Liberals allege link between Tory party and Olympic retail logo (OLY-Logo-Conservative)
Source: The Canadian Press
Oct 1, 2009 15:52
OTTAWA - A Liberal MP is alleging that ``crass politics'' have resulted in a Canadian Olympic retail logo that mirrors the federal Conservative party logo.
Vancouver Liberal Hedy Fry told the House of Commons that a new logo for February's Winter Games ``bears a striking resemblance'' to that of the governing party.
Gary Lunn, the minister for amateur sport, responded that the federal government was ``not involved in any way, shape or form in the design of any of the Olympic clothing.''
The clothing and logo was developed by the Hudson's Bay Co., in consultation with the Canadian Olympic Committee and an athletes panel, and the minister says he first saw it on Wednesday this week.
The logo, unveiled Thursday by HBC, includes a red Maple Leaf surrounded by a black C-shaped arrow.
The Conservative party logo is a red Maple Leaf surrounded by a blue C.
Fry accused Prime Minister Stephen Harper of ``trying to politicize'' the Games.
INDEX: POLITICS SPORTS
© 2009 The Canadian Press
More here and here and here.