Kelly: Wayne Gretzky should not be the target of Canada’s discussion about the U.S.

Valid points and nice use of the term “Canadians of convenience:”

…If you are a Canadian who worries about what’s going to happen to this country, the only people you can count on live on your street. They take the bus with you. They go to your school.

You share something far more important than a passport with them – mutual self-interest.

We’re not getting anywhere if we keep letting outsiders influence, even pervert, our planning. It’s just we ourselves now. The sooner we can accept it, the sooner we can start making hard choices.

Wayne Gretzky was a great Canadian. Past tense. He chose another side. He’s free to do as he likes as long as he’s not hurting anyone.

But when Canada gets together for an important discussion nowadays, we need to stop inviting Gretzky and all the other Canadians of convenience. Even as fall guys.

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