If sports are a mirror of the times, let us learn something from the 215 Canadians in Beijing.
Member's of Canada's largest delegation in Winter Olympics history marched side by side into Beijing National Stadium on Friday as part of the Games' opening ceremony. It’s rightfully a moment of triumph, pride and patriotism. But it’s also underscored by the struggles and concessions that made it all possible amid a deadly virus and social instability.
As Canada experiences a time of political divisiveness in which the word “freedom” has become so saturated it’s almost impossible to define, Canadian athletes displaying unity on the world stage are a pulsating reminder of the Tolkien-esque saying: “there’s no victory without loss, no freedom without sacrifice.