His admiration for Trudeau is unreserved. I asked him about the War Measures Act. I figure if he's at all sensitive to the sight of people running around with helmets and guns, he'll break ranks with Trudeau over this. He shrugs and says sometimes you have to use force to defend freedom. Sometimes you do.
Life goes on.
And so we came to wait in line at City Hall. We broke into a homely, unaffected, subdued version of Oh Canada when they took his coffin from the hearse. We applauded when they carried him up the steps. He had the courage of his convictions. He stood up for what he believed in.