The Journal of Montréal columnist Réjean Tremblay on Tuesday defended Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price, who is attracting attention with his opponent of federal law C-21.
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Tremblay said he greatly admires Price’s position, but acknowledged that support from the Canadian Gun Rights Coalition (CCFR) may not have been necessary. The latter was particularly criticized for using the promotional code “POLY” to offer discounts on the purchase of goods just days before the 33rd anniversary of the Polytechnique massacre, which claimed the lives of 14 women.
The columnist is also at a loss as to what coverage Price is getting, who he believes is just defending his ancestral hunting rights. The Habs’ keeper is actually from the Ulkatcho First Nation.
“I’m upset that we’re making an amalgam,” Tremblay said in an interview with Mario Dumont on LCN’s airwaves. One more step, one more day, and Carey Price will be an assassin’s accomplice if he’s a commoner, a hunter defending a point by saying it’s an injustice.
contradiction
When he posted a photo of himself gun in hand criticizing Bill C-21 and the proposed change this fall, Price certainly had no idea he was going to set off a media storm.
If he can’t vouch for the CCDF’s decisions, Price was indeed put in an odd position by the Canadian on Monday when French President of Sports and Entertainment Margaret Bélanger, as well as Vice President of Hockey Communications Chantal Machabée, said Price had never heard of the Polytechnique massacre. Information that left many perplexed as he lived in Montreal for almost 15 years.
However, Price took to social media again, twice rather than once. On Monday evening he reiterated his support for the hunt, on Tuesday morning he contradicted the Canadian and stated that he was aware of the Polytechnique massacre.
In Tremblay’s view, this contradiction is certainly a consequence of the club’s desire to protect its players. He also believes Price is credit for setting the record right.
“I really admire Carey Price for taking the trouble to make it clear that he’s not a ‘Taouin’ living in a closed bubble,” said Tremblay.