Mark Carney’s Moving Farewell to Ken Dryden After His Death

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00:00Thank you. We'll have time for one last question.

00:03Hi, Prime Minister Terry Roberts, CBC.

00:07In all my travels this weekend, I spoke to a lot of people.

00:10No one talked about tariffs. No one talked about retraining.

00:14All I heard this weekend was the passing of Ken Dryden.

00:18A lot of Montreal Canadian fans in this province.

00:20And I'd like for you to comment, a human moment here.

00:23Tell us what your thoughts on the passing of a legend.

00:25Well, you know, the first thing, I mean, it was tough.

00:32You know, sometimes people who you don't know, and look, I met Ken Dryden very briefly once.

00:40So I felt I know Ken Dryden from his public accomplishments.

00:44I know Ken Dryden from reading the game a couple of times.

00:47I know Ken Dryden from his public service.

00:51And I know Ken Dryden from a lot of people I know who really knew Ken Dryden.

00:56And so when someone like that passes, it's a blow.

01:01At the same time, you think back on their contributions.

01:04I mean, six-time Stanley Cup winner, five-time Besnit Trophy winner.

01:09Someone, as I said, one of the things that struck me when he passed was, you know, when he stepped out.

01:17And I remember as a young kid at the time, and he was my favourite goalie.

01:20He was, you know, my model.

01:22I didn't have his height, didn't have his ability, obviously.

01:25But when he stepped out from the Habs to go back to law school, to article, effectively, you know,

01:32it kind of tells you a different thing about balance in life.

01:36Hockey's not everything, even if you're one of the best players in the world, certainly the best goalie in the world at the time.

01:42And then his subsequent life, life as a public servant and someone who cared passionately about early childhood education,

01:50social factors, and, you know, what came to mind.

01:54And I remember he used to talk about big Canada.

01:57And Ken Dryden, he was big Canada.

01:59He was, in many respects, you know, bigger than us in his hockey, in his career.

02:04But he was a big Canada, and he was best Canada.

02:07He was best at Canada.

02:08So, you know, a tough loss.

02:11But let's draw on what he taught us as Canadians.

02:16Thank you, Chair.