Why defacing the Terry Fox statue touched a nerve with so many Canadians
By The Conversation
Published February 16, 2022
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One of the first things that happened when the so-called “freedom convoy” arrived in Ottawa was that anti-vaccine mandate protesters defaced a statue of Terry Fox near Parliament Hill. The statue was draped in Canadian flags and had a sign that read “Mandate Freedom” wedged under its arm.
There was an immediate backlash on social media at the sight of a Canadian icon being used in such a political and polarizing way. People immediately took to Twitter to denounce the move.
Canadians coming to the defence of Terry Fox’s legacy is not surprising. He regularly ranks as one of the greatest Canadians. Furthermore, the irony of connecting an anti-vaccine movement with a man who ran more than 5,000 kilometres in support of medical research was not lost on most people.
https://www.rawstory.com/why-defacing-the-terry-fox-statue-touched-a-nerve-with-so-many-canadians/
Yeah he (Fox) was trying to save lives, these asshole had no clue.....they were grasping for anything to validate there BS .....
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