The Conservatives announced recently they would match any donation up to $35 million dollars, if re-elected, to the Terry Fox Run.

They quickly faced harsh criticism for politicizing Terry Fox and for saying they had the enthusiastic support of the Terry Fox Foundation.

Incumbent MP, Charlie Angus, says the announcement, “unfairly drew the Fox family into the election,” and this was “over-reach by the Harper government.”

While the Terry Fox Foundation said they welcomed any donation, they released a statement saying they were a non-partisan charity.