The Montreal Canadiens have issued a "sincere apology" after goalie Carey Price posted a photo of himself with a gun on social media and a message in support of a gun lobby group that recently used "POLY" as a promotional discount code.Price made the post on Saturday, just days ahead of the massacre's Dec. 6 anniversary.
But the post also came a day after one of the survivors of the Polytechnique mass shooting, Nathalie Provost, denounced the CCFR for creating promotional code "POLY" offering customers 10 per cent off of merchandise.Provost, who is also a spokesperson for the gun-control group PolySeSouvient, created by survivors of the massacre, called the discount code "incredibly disrespectful.
In a statement earlier in the day, France Margaret Bélanger, the president of Groupe CH, the company that owns the Montreal Canadiens hockey team, said the group had shared negative reactions to the post with Price. The statement also recognized the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women — saying the team's thoughts are with the 14 women who died 33 years ago, their loved ones and survivors.
"I'm not sure people outside of Quebec know all about it. Carey's a sensitive guy, he's a family guy. I don't think the post was made with malicious intentions," St-Louis added.
Mr Price can be pro hunting file and sad for what happened in 1989. Canada has become a dangerous place where if you have an opinion even slightly different than government controlled media you are financially and socially destroyed.
Who. Fucking. Cares. There’s always an ‘inconvenient’ date to those who don’t want to hear truth. ImwithCarey
He has lived in Montreal how long? He never heard of the shootings at the school? Too bad Bob Gainey picked this guy all those years ago in the first round. We went from having goalies like Patrick Roy to this.
Wow! His is news?
The amusing thing about this is cancel culture vultures are attacking an individual that most folks don't expect to know a lot about anything. It's idiocy at it's finest, they don't even understand they've embarrassed themselves.
Shut up just shut up defundthecbc
Shutting down First Nation voices like Carey when they try to advocate for hunting and fishing rights is racist. Do better CBC!
Nothing to apologize for.
You should rename CBC to TBC - Trudeaus Broadcasting Corporation
CBC: you’re reallllly grasping at straws with this piece of trash reporting. Pathetic journalism as usual.
Who cares
It was 33 years ago, for God's sake just get over it allready. Most of you won't even attend remembrance day.
Making something outta nothing cbcnews of course.
I love Carey. Been to Anahim lake several times. All I see is this is the difference between an informed opinion and an uninformed opinion. Oops. We all make mistakes. I support gun control but not taking defunct weapons of war that are now hunting tools. Balance will be found.
Who gives a shit if it was on the 'eve'....the guns used in that horrific massacre were NOT hunting rifles. Stop using that as an excuse not to have a conversation about the feds penalizing legal, law-abiding gun owners.
Lame, Canadiens. Been following you for 45 years. I own no guns. But this is lame. 1989 was a long time ago. Quit using it as a reason why someone can’t hold a different opinion. Hunters are some of the most climate-conscious and empathetic people there are. CBC: suck harder.
Commie gas lighting at its finest from your trusted state sponsored news
Honestly, as a society no one can have an opinion without offending someone, some group or an event that happened decades ago
That’s the most ridiculous thing I have heard. There is a ceremony every year. Has he been living under a rock? People need to stop excusing him. He is another privileged hockey player whose only concern is himself. Habs are covering for his selfishness, shameful!
When JT is done with Kanata he will make what Hitler did look like child's play ✔️ 💯 Just sayin 😉
what does 'days ahead' have to do with anything. It wasn't the day of, lots of things are 'days ahead'. bullshit
UPDATE: Montreal Canadiens goalie Carey Price said on Tuesday that he did know about the 1989 Polytechnique Massacre and regretted the timing of his post on social media in support of a gun lobby group.
Who cares? An isolated incident by 1 deranged individual should not mean restriction of law abiding citiens'freedom 30 years down the road. People care more about made up political narrative than actual facts. The only licensed group killing people is the police. wake tf up.
WHILE TVA SAID HE WAS AWARE
So what, doesn't change anything
He should probably have known but again it has nothing to do with the real issue. Police services report the overwhelming majority of gun crimes involve smuggled guns. Spend our money on stopping that, not an easy way out vote getter that accomplishes zero.
Not aware? Too busy getting high to pay attention eh?
You never fail to disgust me with you misleading headlines cbcnews
Just because one criminal used a tool to kill others doesn’t ever mean to take the tool away. When people kill others with knives, we don’t call for the banning of knives. It’s ludacris. You all know this. Waste of time and money.
Carey has zero reason to apologize. He should actually be applauded cdnpoli
So Carey’s lacking in something then….?
This is reach even by CBC's standards
A post in favour of hunting firearms…and he gets the cancel treatment from the media. Of f-in course he does. Pathetic
I would submit that the timing of the ammendments was cynically considered by the Liberals ahead of the Polytech anniversary. Trudeau's Liberals are all optics and zero substance. These gun grabbing efforts are all about gaslighting and stirring people up that dont vote for them.
Here we go not everyone is a Mark Lapine .
Now that the PM has gotten rid of all the gun violence in Canada we can start to dis-arm police officers. The new legislation makes armed police officers redundant, they only require non lethal tools to do the job.
Why should they apologize. Go get em Carey
Carey Price 26 hours ago
This article seems like a good time to remind everyone, the Liberal government pays for CBC with your tax dollars, and then holds secret meetings with the media to discuss rules for receiving the money:
The issue here is not Prices disapproval of bill C-22. The real issue d his support for the ccfr , a group so insensitive that they would use the word poly, as their promotional code to get a discount.
He probably wasn’t even born yet. Why is this news?
He did in fact see the movie Schindler’s list though.
This is your story?
why are Habs apologizing? they aren't the uninformed and insensitive ones
You are truly evil CBC
I'm glad no one expects me to remember something that happened when I was two years old.
I call shenanigans that he didn't know.. he forgot probably and decided better to claim ignorance... What rock do you have to live under, especially when you play for a team in the province where it happened. Huge loss of respect
I’m not buying this apology - that he didn’t know ! Who lives in Montreal for even 1 December and doesn’t know? Don’t cover for him -
Bullshit
He was about the hunting rifles not all weapons
'The...massacre...was an antifeminist mass shooting that occurred on December 6, 1989 at the École Polytechnique de Montréal in Montreal, Quebec. Fourteen women were murdered; ten further women and four men were injured.' This American woman knows of it.
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Sure he wasn't...
I'm with Price on this one. Hockey players are busy people, they don't have time for all the hand wringing, fake outrage and virtue signaling that the rest of us have.
Is he a Canadian?
Please stick to hockey Carey
CBC liberals crying the blues.
Leave Carey alone it's was 1989 can we look forward and live our lives without, being in the past every year.
Stop trying to frame the narrative . Dec 6 was tragic period. However, one of these things has nothing to do with the other. Dec 6 was a tragic event caused by an insane person. The other is a picture of a hunter holding his hunting rifle & not insane...period CP0031
He can’t want to be a hunter and still know and feel bad about this event?
Sucks when the bandwagon you choose has run over people
Duh….
And even if he was, he is still correct in his stance and opinion.
althiaraj Hunters, hockey players, or guns weren’t responsible for that massacre. It was Marc Lépin. Stop trying to vilify people for having an opinion
Please go back to BC!
althiaraj CBCPitchbot is this you?
Lol I was wondering why this was such a big deal- then realized it's the CBC reporting 🤣 No wonder they are trying to villanize anyone else but Trudeau .
Bullshit. Unless Price has been living his entire 15 years in MTL with his head buried in the sand he knew about it.
They did not need to justify his comments. He is able to deal with this and correct any misunderstanding the public perceived. The issue I have is the CanadiensMTL going public to 'justify' him when in fact they were only looking to protect their own image.
So what, it wasn't on the day of the anniversary and it was because of the latest Liberal ammendment to steal Canadian's private legal property. When will Canadian's realize that this Liberal gov is scamming and lying to us in so many ways, take the blinders off people!
Soon we won’t be able to stand up for anything… ever
If Price has never heard of the Polytechnique Massacre it demonstrates how one dimensional he is. Hockey is what he knows and if he wants to get on a soapbox that’s what he should talk about. he shouldn’t be talking about political issues like gun control.
Wtf does that have to do with banning hunting rifles.
One person, 30 years ago does not mean that all gun are murderers. I am not my fellow mans keeper. I am not responsible for his/her actions.
Next level ignorance. Anniversary of the horrific event or not. How does someone not know about this?
calwhitejr Embarrassing
althiaraj Smear Job starting in... 3, 2, 1... GO
He was unaware of the shooting because it happened in 1989. Still against Bill c21. These guns are toys so many Canadians grew up with as teens. Offenders should be punished not guns! Why did you change you statement from yesterday, not cool misrepresenting what people say
Not buying it.
althiaraj
If something is wrong, it is wrong, doesn’t matter what day of the year, don’t be a hypocrite.
althiaraj Let’s look at history! What happened in every country that disarmed the citizens. You are a propaganda not news source paid for by the liberal government with our tax dollars. Yet you still lie! Our money not Trudeaus! Defund msm!
Was Justin Trudeau aware that November 11 we celebrate remembrance day? Millions of soldiers died in name of our freedom, Canada lost over hundred thousand of soldiers in wars and yet Justin decided to leave early to a trip. This is disrespectful
Wow! The news will find anything to be on Trudeaus favor unbelievable they must have gotten a bonus
He shouldn't be posting misinformation. He's misinformed.
Big deal
😆
Is Price aware of what is actually in the legislation?
I love how the young cop out bc they haven't seen this on social media. It's talked about every year Carey. So I guess in a few years in Montreal when they say CP0031 WHO, you'll be OK with that.
who cares? 2 different issues. But commies gonna commie
What is this dogshit title lol
Wow is this really a thing? Fighting a bill in government and speaking your mind in a peaceful manner can’t happen the same week as an anniversary?
Even if he was aware it’s not relevant. It was a liberal media attack.
This is propaganda, not news.
Just anything to vilify an innocent man for a hobby they don’t like…pathetic.
Come on, this is ridiculous. That has nothing to do the massacre. Why do they have to apologize. Is Canada still a free country ?
Twitter files? Take a break from destroying our a former Olympian.
There is no justification to linking law abiding hunters to the Ecole Polytechnique massacre in Quebec years ago. Stop using that tragedy to law abiding gun owners! I guess Carey will be apologizing soon if he already didn’t do so.
With all of the ceremonies commemorating through the years he has been there - really?
When do the French celebrate Defeat on The Plains Of Abraham ..September?
Carey … just OBEY.
“Thats my story and I’m stickin’ to it.”
Following the same logic shouldn't automobiles be banned. They have killed more people each year than fire arms. How about illegal drugs? And maybe medical errors?
Of course. OF COURSE.
Okay. I'll give him the (mind-bending) benefit of the doubt. But he knows about it now. So if he wants respect for his advocacy as a responsible gun-owner, I look forward to his dis-aligning with the CCFR and/or publicly calling them out for the disgusting code.
Why not let each Provence manage their own gun laws? If Montreal wants to ban them, let them. If other provinces choose not to leave it at that. Why does it have to be national policy. Why does a drama teacher have to be involved?
Mozart also died this day, so out of respect he should should just never speak out against fringe liberal wisdom ever again.
“Carey Price was not aware of the 1989 Polytechnique Massacre”. He’s been playing for Montreal since 2005!
Nice stretch CBC. Nobody watches you. This is why. Trying to tarnish a Canadian hero over a difference in opinion. How many days are appropriate? People need to know
F off with that bs narrative. Not everything is about a shooting over 30 years ago. Carey has a right to express his views any day of the week, month, or year.
A conservative anti vaxxer that didn't think about more than himself when posting something tone deaf on social media
Go away CBCs get defunded already.
Pt2: taught about: T. Douglas ( Medicare), LB Pearson (UN), MLK (Individual character Value). Eskimo elders (not young Inuit) let us be around whale hunt & Eat Muktuk. (love food from land) Being EUR/RUS Ashkenazi DNA, taught to be wary of people taking guns! 30M+ dead!
Who fucking cares about what happened in 1989. The timing is irrelevant. His timing is very relevant to what’s occurring in 2022… which is a sneaky amendment by the liberals to an already ridiculous bill C-21. The Trudeau liberals must be stopped.
elonmusk can you search all these profiles to see if they've personally ever made reference to any shootings in Canada at the anniversary of past tragic events? Interested to see how many people are drinking what they are handing out.
PT1: 6% us demographic commits 50% murders 6% US (black men 18-45) 40.3 Murders/100k 94% US 2.6 Murders/100K It should be the Same? Canada 2.1 Murders/100K 24% less. Clear evidence, No doubt! It is the hand that mureders, not the Knife, gun, auto, etc. CBC Anti First Nation?
Are you kidding me CP0031 CanadiensMTL
Who Cares?
Impossible. The man lived and breathed montreal. The Habs had memorials and ceremonies prior to games. This man knew what happened. He just didn’t think about the timing prior to posting.
He is not aware of much but himself
Now the team is lying for him. They should cut their loses.
Let’s cancel his ass for being so insensitive
I guess i can hold a paper airplane contest on 11/09
How is this an issue CBC? Bill C21 is an important issue in front of Canadians now. Carey’s was a 2 year old in BC. Garbage journalism. Bravo Carey, don’t listen to legacy media BS!
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That’s a bit of ignorance
His post and that anniversary are not in any way connected - Price was simply protesting an illegal gun grab by Trudeau NOT debated in parliament. His action is legal legal protest even if Trudeau and his media don’t like it…
Like who really cares. People with nothing else to do.
Big surprise!
I have a hard time believing anyone who has lived in Montreal for all that time wouldn’t know.
DONT BEND CAREY!! Appeal to emotion is the liberals oldest trick. Stick to your ‘guns’ . Taking guns away from the people is every tyrannical govt first step on the path to dictator rule. just ask the people who were welded in their building in China and burned alive .
Everyone knows Polytechnic was early December.....everyone.
What happen to freedom of thought belief expression? No one should have to change views on a controversial topic because people heavily criticize it. Hunting and sport shooting are lawful activities Carry did the right thing speaking out on C21 ImwithCarey SayNoToC21 CCFR
I still don't see how defending our firearms is disrespectful of the women who died. I don't hate women, and I'm glad they are in STEM fields, what makes me responsible for some arseholes actions 33 years ago?
Well he should do his homework clown
how much is this useless piece of crap getting paid to lobby for guns
what? too young ?
I don't understand the correlation
he was 2 when it happened
Say what now…how long has that man lived in Montreal, where that tragedy occurred and is remembered every year? I’d say it’s more likely he’s trying to save face for supporting a heinous group that used the code Poly for a discount on guns!! Remember these beautiful women!!!
Maybe he didn't give a shit and was worried more about the upcoming sick twisted totalitarian Chairman Blackface removing our ability to GET FOOD. Let alone defend ourselves something that has never been allowed in this nanny state.
Trudeau’s media. Our tax dollars.
CBC 🤡🤡
He wasn’t aware of the massacre…. R I G H T.
hockeynight It’s an attempt to avert attention to the real problems this country faces under liberal rule
They are unrelated. The mental gymnastics and dropping of context required to come to such an erroneous comparison is beyond comprehension.
hockeynight You don’t have to apologize for anything Mr Price, if you think a shotgun is a restricted weapon today, why wasn’t it restricted when I grew up. It’s just more government taking control, with the price of food under liberals, you’ll have to feed yourself and family somehow
hockeynight Government run media says what
His timing was not even close to anything to do with that. Sowe can’t talk about certain things on certain days because some people will have hurt feelings? Give it a rest already!
Typical. Research before you open your big mouth.
It doesn’t matter, the point is criminals kill with whatever they want to kill with: guns, knives, vehicles, ropes, plastic bags, crowbars, fire, water, choking, drugs …. Hunting firearms are not the problem, the person holding whatever weapon is the problem.
the gangsters don't know either
So? What difference would it make?
It's not like he's lived in Montreal for his entire adult life or anything....
I don't even know how much more obvious it could be that CBC is nothing but a government mouthpiece. It's a bit insulting to be honest that they think people can't see through it.
I mean, c'mon, he's only lived in Montreal for 15 years (most of his adult life), and attended dozens of galas, charity events and award ceremonies. When would he have ever come in contact with anyone who would have mentioned the worst mass shooting in the city's history?
CBC =BS
Maybe stick to hockey next time
We support him.
Riiiiiight, he was not aware!!
Here comes the cancel culture. So Price can’t have his own opinion if it is not in line with liberal lies ? The massacre is a horrible sad disgusting part of Canadian history and we must honour those who died and survived the cowardly act…but people can still support firearms
Let me get this right. Cary Price made an ar$e of himself because he was brainwashed to think Trudeau would stop him from murdering waterfowl, and now the Habs have to apologize? I hate Conservatives even more every day for this kind of useless bullcrap.
I have a hard time believing anyone who has lived in Montreal for all that time wouldn’t know.
hockeynight CBC should at least try pretending they aren’t just a megaphone for the liberal government. What a garbage connection to misdirect from the actual issue at hand and attempt to taint Price’s image. Obvious and unwarranted.
So a white van killed many folks in 2018 in Toronto, should we be banning them? The political group PolySeSouvient paints all gun owners as savages and panders misinformation galore about CCFR daily. They have already stated that total gun ban is their goal.
remembering the past to help prevent future events i get it thats why they teach history, but to keep blaming a group of people for the one bad seed to me is like beating a dead horse even more. So just because its the anniversary he is not allowed to have his opinion.
your point?
hockeynight I’m sure the overly woke NHL leadership nhl will ban him or fine him so Gary can virtue signal to the progressive left. But the NHL is cramming gambling down everyone’s throat while the data all suggests this hits marginalized communities way harder than others. bootbettman
I challenge anyone who thinks Price was being malicious to go around and ask random people to see how many remember the exact date of the 2020 Nova Scotia attacks without googling it.
Chill out superwoke
Price, a law abiding gun owner, is by no way connected to a murderer that killed 14 women nearly three decades ago with a gun that hasn’t been legal in Canada for +20 years. The Left again using fear through groupthink to silence opposition. Same tactics, different day.
Can someone explain why this matters? At all?
Not aware? I think it’s important to know what else he may not be aware of. For his sake.
Don't let the fact that you don't even attempt to know anything about the issue keep you from using your platform. 😏 The chronically incurious have opinions too.
Price did exactly the right thing.
hockeynight It’s not his fault the bill is in the news at the same time, it’s JT’s planning. The way he is being attacked for Justin timing this is brutal! CP0031
CBC is dividing our society.
Not gonna lie I had to Google about it... sorry I didn't know either but it did happen when I about 5 months old. Will admit why don't we hear about anniversaries of these things more often?
CBC your nothing but state media trash. Can’t wait to see you defunded and collapse
Canadian brainwashing corporation says…
Really pathetic using a tragedy to make a defense of an unjust bill. It didn't even happen the day of. Carey Price did NOTHING wrong. If you cared at all about the subject you would be pushing for better mental health support.
I was born the same year as Carey (but ON, not BC) and we had a moment of silence each year in my high school. Plus, it's in the national news every year marking the anniversary. Ignorance is bliss, right? 🙄
He hasn’t returned to work yet. So he probably made that statement when he was drunk.
cras16 Did you read this?
hockeynight He still disagrees with the hand that feeds you. Aka PM Blackface. The day in which he posted is completely irrelevant.
Baloney! There are memorials every year! Sounds to me like he just chose not to remember it. Obviously not important enough. And to think I used to admire him. No more!
His timing had NOTHING to do with the shooting, and everything to do with the amendment to bill C-21. So if you want to blame someone, JustinTrudeau deserves all the blame for timing on this.
Oh look more propaganda
I had no idea about that anniversary either, along with many other Canadians I'm sure. Carey expressed his opinion on an issue that concerns him, that's all. Leave it to the libs to tie 2 unconnected things together 🙄
Moving forward, everyone needs to check calendars of events that have happened in the last 50 years before posting personal opinions on social media.
Oh FFS - how many NHLers were even born when the 1989 Polytechnique Massacre happened?
IStandWithCarey
I like Price but come on he lives in Montreal i live in Saskatchewan and I knew about the massacre back in 89
Who the hell lives in Montreal for any amount of time and hasn't heard about the école polytechnic massacre? It's like not knowing that snow is cold or the sun is hot.
So nobody can have an opinion on Gun ownership in Canada in mid December because of events 25 years ago. This is just the left and the msm playing emotions because their argument don’t hold water.
hockeynight Who cares
Time for the CanadiensMTL to let carey31price go. He's been a disappointment last few seasons and now this. Time for a change
hockeynight That he wasn't aware of the TIMING of his post in relation to the anniversary of it, not that he wasn't aware of the massacre itself. This is an extremely important distinction!
Thank you Pravda for this informative and important article.
Give it a rest cbc has 0 virtue to signal
hockeynight The Polytechnique angle is irrelevant to his statement. If you want to blame timing on anyone, blame the Libs for politicizing the NS massacre as well as the Montreal massacre.
LOL!! Trudeau phoned Molson and whined until he got a response, guarantee it. Can't have decent in the ranks! What a sad state of affairs.
hockeynight
Leave the guy alone ffs
🗑 journalism
This is a B.S. article. The massacre has nothing to do with the charity pushing back against the evil Liberal Party gun grab.
Carey Price good, CTV bad.
hockeynight No no no… that’s not the issue. He isn’t retracting his support for firearms, he is retracting his support of a group that seemed to support the Poly shooting
One horrible incident should not be used to demonize hunters
Just because a tragedy happened doesnt mean its wrong to defend your rights.
this is some top quality narrative weaving/assumption that what he did was wrong by the leftist activists of CBC
hockeynight ok communists we support carey price the cbc is a joke
So nobody can criticize the Bill until the anniversary is over? Ludicrous
hockeynight the what?!!!
Bullshit.
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