It was bad enough when it seemed the Canadiens goalie had betrayed Montrealers by shilling for the gun lobby on the eve of the Polytechnique massacre\u0027s anniversary out of ignorance. But the truth is actually worse.
Both have been evoked in the last 24 hours. Either way, Price has offended Montrealers, who never fail to mourn and
Federal Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino’s office insisted the weapon Price was posing with is and will remain legal after the passage of the law. Trudeau piped in that no one is trying to restrict hunting rifles. The sidelined goalie seems to have fallen prey to what PolySeSouvient, an organization founded by survivors of the Montreal massacre, calls “misinformation” about Bill C-21, intended to get hunters riled up and undermine efforts to curb access to military-grade assault weapons.
Nevertheless, it turns out that wasn’t even true. After the Habs apologized late Monday and made a donation to a summer camp for girls in STEM run by Polytechnique, the star goaltender countered with a truth bomb Tuesday morning. In one fell swoop, Price showed where his loyalties lie. He is selfishly choosing to put his support for the pro-gun lobby above the feelings of his fans. And he apparently isn’t worried about embarrassing his team while he languishes on the injury reserve list and questions swirl about whether he will ever be fit enough to play again.
All this reminds us of a much deeper problem in the culture of hockey. Stars are too often given the benefit of the doubt and rarely held to account, as theThanks to Price, the team’s attempt to rebuild trust in a city where hockey is a religion now looks rather hollow. “My views are my own and I believe in them,” he tweeted Monday, doubling down. “I continue to stand beside my fellow hunters and sport shooters who have legally acquired our property and use in a safe manner.”Article content
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