The wordmark story made it to the Mainstream Media.
Canadian Press. I should have guessed.
The Canada "word mark" - the official symbol of the federal government - appeared on the banner above the words "March for Life." Its use appeared to suggest that the rally on Parliament Hill had been sponsored by - or even subsidized by - the federal government.
However, Jim Hughes, head of Campaign Life Coalition, said the annual protest against abortion has never received federal funding and that the government was in no way involved in this year's event.
Hughes couldn't say how the Canada logo made its way onto the banner, likely created by a volunteer. But he said the banner has been used for the past five years without a problem.
Only now, with a Conservative government in power, did someone notice. What a coinkedink.
A photo of the banner has been circulating on the Internet since last week, with bloggers using it to suggest that Prime Minister Stephen Harper's Tories appeared to be funding pro-life groups when they've cut funding for women's equality programs.
Uh, no, it was MY VIDEO that had been circulating.
If, as appears to be the case, the anti-abortion activists who created and carried the banner did not have authorization to use the logo, Makichuk said they'll be asked to "cease and desist."
That's right, they'll be asked to cease and desist, as predicted.
But you know, maybe it's not such a bad thing. I mean, does the pro-life want to give the impression that it's being funded by the government? Probably not.
This may all have been very providential for the pro-life movement.
I am confident the wordmark will not be there next year.
Congratulations, Progressive Bloggers, your story made the MSM. Pat yourselves on the back.
UPDATE: It made the French press, too.
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