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Justin trudeau gord downie4/17/2023 ![]() And not just loved it in a nebulous ‘Oh, I love Canada’ way, he loved every hidden corner, every story, every aspect of this country that he celebrated his whole life. Gord was my friend, but Gord was everyone’s friend … our buddy Gord, who loved this country with everything he had. Visibly shaken, Trudeau said “We lost one of the very best of us this morning. "But you've got to start with the first steps, and those steps need to be sincere and authentic.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau offered a few words this morning for the lead singer of The Tragically Hip, Gord Downie, who passed away from brain cancer last night at the age of 53. ![]() "I think people know that this isn't going to happen overnight," she said. "But it's also daunting, to say that we need to produce on this."Īcknowledging that Downie's assessment was a fair one, she explained that most Canadians don't have a deep understanding of the country as a whole, but rather focus on a tiny portion within 100 miles of the American border - echoing Downie's sentiments that children aren't taught about the "majesty" of a nation whose actual centre falls in Bake Lake, Nunavut. "I felt that obviously it's hugely heartening that one of the most recognized and revered Canadians believes in the prime minister and believes that we're serious about this project," she told reporters yesterday (August 21). Trudeau's Indigenous Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett has publicly acknowledged the call to action, though, calling it both "heartening" and "daunting." On behalf of Canadians, I thank Gord Downie and the Hip for their decades of service to Canadian music. Trudeau tweeted his appreciation for the band following the iconic show, but has yet to offer a direct response to questions about the First Nations issues raised during and after the show. Hey about time to finally make that trip to #Attawapiskat ? #TheHip #CBCTheHip Others saw it as an opportunity to pressure Trudeau into making Downie's hope for reconciliation a reality by taking tangible steps. Jesse Wente August 21, Gord 4 your words last night in support of Indigenous people. Are you up to it #TheHip #TrueReconcilitation ![]() I hope our politicians can have the integrity of our rock stars. Immediate responses surfaced on Twitter from artists and media figures from First Nations communities, conveying feelings of both hope and scepticism. It may be worse than it's ever been." Once again singling out the prime minister, he proclaimed: "We're going to get it fixed and we got the guy to do it, to start, to help." Later in the show, the singer once again brought up the pleas of First Nations people, saying, "We were trained our entire lives to ignore, trained our entire lives to hear not a word of what's going on up there."ĭownie continued, "And what's going on up there ain't good. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was in attendance, and before performing "Machine," Downie took the opportunity praise the federal government's attempts at reconciliation with First Nations so far, claiming: "He's going to take us where we need to go." Impressively, 11.7 million viewers tuned in to watch the final show of the Tragically Hip's "Man Machine Poem" tour in Kingston on Saturday (August 20), and in addition to the emotional performance, viewers also saw frontman Gord Downie calling Canada to action to address ongoing First Nations issues.
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