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“It’s more about our kids’ futures”: Winnipeg Jets forward Paul Stastny opens on Canadian convoy protest donation
Paul Stastny Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Winnipeg Jets forward Paul Stastny says he donated $1000 to Canadian convoy protest that locked up Ottawa streets for weeks. In an article published by the Winnipeg Free Press, Stastny said he donated the funds after raising concern about the future of Canada in a time he calls a turning point for the country. “Being the son of immigrants that left a communist country to come to Canada and have a future where they had their own decisions and do-what-they-want type of freedom is something that’s always been instilled in me,” Stastny told the Free Press. “And then I know what Canada was like, and I can see where Canada is going, and I think that’s what scares me. “For me, it’s not about myself or my wife. It’s more about our kids’ futures, and you want their future to always be better than yours.” The donation, as reported from the Free Press, came under a registered company Walnuts LLC and counted him as an American donor due to living in Colorado. Multiple crowdfunding sites raised nearly $20-million USD ini

This article first appeared on Jetsnation and was syndicated with permission.

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