Partisan Cheque Puts Tories in Hot Water

Nova Scotia Tory MP, Gerard Keddy, was caught distributing cheques where he had replaced the Government of Canada logo with a Conservative Party logo. The Prime Minister's Office responded to this violation of the Federal Identity Program by saying that, "tax-funded programs and grants MUST be announced as Government initiatives, not Conservative Party initiatives". To avoid looking like the Tory government is using government funding for partisan purposes, the Conservatives have hurriedly disavowed themselves from Keddy. Along with a warning from the Prime Minister, Keddy's actions seem to bolster the investigation by the Halifax Chronicle Herald that the Conservative government is flowing a disproportionate amount of stimulus spending to Tory-held ridings. However, perhaps in their defense, Conservatives warn Liberals against disgruntling too loudly: it would be yet another "opportunity to resurrect the Quebec sponsorship scandal".

Source: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/partisan-cheques-put-tories-in-hot-water/article1323521/