And we would be better for it and I think we would be the envy of the world.”Ĭhoir! Choir! Choir! capped off the show with some audience members onstage to sing “Ahead by a Century.” If we tried a little harder, if we brought in the Indigenous people that have been here for 12,000 years, we could be something so much different. Cricketer Joshua Downie, brother of Team Great Britain Olympian gymnasts Becky and Ellie, died after suffering a heart attack in the nets.

We think we’re 150 years old, but we’re not. Updated: 6:04 pm Cricketer Josh Downie, 24, brother of Great Britain’s Olympian gymnasts Becky and Ellie - died after suffering a heart attack while playing cricket in. “We think we’re a young country, but we’re not. “I don’t think the government can fix it, I don’t think there’s a program big enough to fix it, I think it’s going to take everybody doing their part,” he said. Mike said that “it’s up to all of us” to help the reconciliation efforts. Choir! Choir! Choir! had asked that those in attendance to make a minimum donation of $5 to the Gord Downie and Chanie Wenjack Fund. Mike Downie also took the opportunity to talk about the “Secret Path” project, on which he collaborated with his brother.

“Made it easier because you showed how much you loved our brother and harder because we realized how many people were hurting and how many people were really affected by this.” “I have to say that over the last week, the outpouring of emotion, grief and love has been overwhelming,” Mike said. “And my family and I have felt it and it’s made things easier and it’s made things harder. Parents put kids on their shoulders so they could get a better view, while others lit candles in honour of the late musician.ĭownie’s older brother, Mike, made an appearance on stage near the end of the set to thank those in attendance, which was met with a rousing applause from the crowd. There were also fans sporting hockey jerseys bearing the Hip’s name. People arrived clad in stylish suit jackets and hats similar to the ones Downie wore on the Hip’s “Man Machine Poem” tour in 2016. People braved the brisk, windy, 10 C weather to belt out songs such as “Wheat Kings,” “Bobcaygeon” and “Courage.” Downie’s “The Stranger,” off his solo album “Secret Path,” was also played.

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