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CBC’s Hallie Cotnam spoke to fans at one of the last regular season Ottawa Senators games to get their thoughts on politics as the federal election approaches.
Mark Jarry has cut as many American goods as possible from his personal spending.
The middle-aged man from the South Shore of Montreal also stopped taking regular trips south of the Canadian border after U.S. President Donald Trump was elected to a second term and threatened to make Canada the 51st state.
That changed when Jarry’s beloved Montreal Canadiens entered the NHL playoffs.
Jarry and fellow dyed-in-the-wool fan Gabriel Borduas flew to Washington for Game 1 of the Canadiens’ first-round series against the Capitals on Monday.
“We came here because it’s the Canadiens,” said Jarry in French while decked in a Canadiens jersey at Capital One Arena. “At a certain point, the heart wins over reason.”
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