Canadian 🇨🇦 Politicians pay tribute 💐 to Gord Downie

Politicians are paying tribute to Canadian icon Gord Downie following his passing, praising him as a musical legend, loving man and strong advocate for reconciliation with Indigenous people.

The Tragically Hip frontman died Tuesday night at age 53. He was diagnosed with an aggressive and incurable form of brain cancer in 2015.

Tears flowed from an emotional Prime Minister Justin Trudeau‏ as he delivered a statement today on Parliament Hill.

"We are less as a country without Gord Downie in it," he said.

Calling him a friend and an icon, Trudeau said Downie cared deeply about his country and about "every hidden corner, every story" in it. "And he wanted to make it better. He knew as great as we were, we needed to be better than we are. And that's why his last years were devoted to Chanie Wenjack and to reconciliation. This is something I have certainly drawn inspiration and strength from."

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