Terry Fox Foundation distances itself from Conservatives

Mulcair said it is different for the federal government to be willing to match funds to help Syrian refugees, but the Conservatives crossed the line with their pledge for the Terry Fox Foundation.

“Probably $120,000, $125,000 – something like that”. A Conservative spokesperson acknowledged the mistake and said the party regretted it.

Ferguson adds that in addition to gorgeous weather, Sunday’s turnout was boosted thanks to help from Pan Am champion and Olympian Damian Warner and an announcement from the City.

“As an worldwide non-profit organization, The Terry Fox Foundation is non-partisan. We welcome you to participate at any of the 750 Terry Fox Runs happening on September 20 across Canada”, says the letter. And of course, what the Terry Fox Foundation likes to refer to as “The Red Brigade”: “the people in the red t-shirts who are the survivors”.

“There are no circumstances in which I would support Stephen Harper continuing being prime minister”. “We will need the support and participation the next federal government”, the letter said.

“What would have happened if Terry Fox got up one day and said ‘I can’t?’ There’d be no story”, said Michael Cuttler, a St Catharine’s local diagnosed with Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma and Osteoporosis who shared his thoughts with the St. Catharines Standard, “He persevered through all kinds of things that I can’t even imagine”.

More than 300 people of all ages were on bikes, on foot and pushing strollers for the 35th annual national run honouring the late hero Terry Fox and helping to raise money for cancer research.

One of the run organizers in Woodstock Sam Khanna tells Heart FM it was great to see so many kids come out to the event.

Britt Andersen, executive director of the Terry Fox Foundation, echoed the sentiment. It was all about each individual family, child, each Canadian can make a difference with one dollar and that’s what we are trying to do here. “They’re enthusiastic and they think it’s great”.

Leader Justin Trudeau refused to get directly involved in the spat, saying he would encourage everyone to support the “incredible work that the Terry Fox Foundation and all cancer-research institutes do”. Remaining funds would come from other levels of government and private donors.

Harper’s wife Laureen was also on hand for Sunday’s announcement, and spoke about taking part in the five-km Terry Fox Run with Vancouver-area Tory candidate John Weston.