Team Canadian Forces vs. Team Molson Canadian. Image courtesy of blog.molson.com
The Department of National Defence (DND) leads the rest of the Canadian government four-to-one on… purchases of hockey pucks and wristbands over the last five years. According to reports filed in the House of Commons, the federal government spent more than half a million big ones on promotional pucks, sports jerseys, plastic wristbands, and golf balls from 2007 to 2012. Of the nearly $530,000 spent on these items by all departments, $438,385 came from DND and the Canadian Forces.
A DND spokesman, Christian Tessier, said the Canadian Forces use the items to develop visibility for the work it does. Canadian forces-branded hockey pucks were, until last year, distributed to the general public at appreciation events that NHL hockey teams were hosting, reported Tessier. Jersey were mainly used for ‘Team Canada’ visits to soldiers in Afghanistan.
Worth the grand sum, or a reckless expenditure based in Canadian hockey hysteria? Let us know what you think in the comments!
Read more at the National Post
____
For more, follow us on Twitter @TorontoStandard and subscribe to our newsletter.
