The vaults are opening, ‘like an old friend checking in,’ on Downie’s extraordinarily productive final years. ‘Away Is Mine,’ a new solo album, is another gift.
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A father’s letter to his kids: ‘You are why everything is not lost’
Before You Go: Edward Piva, a teacher and father of two, on his kids’ curiosity, their own path to reconciliation and Gord Downie’s enduring lessons for Canadians
Gord Downie wasn’t just a rock star—he was a real poet, too
Downie’s lyrics leapt out of radio playlists ‘because his use of language was so evocative, so rich with meaning and allusion’
Gord Downie championed Indigenous rights. But did he make a difference?
‘Activism is not about embracing a famous person who makes an album about a situation. It’s about facing hard truths that may make you feel uncomfortable’
Before you go: why we don’t publicly express love
Evan Solomon: The world could use more people taking the time to say ‘Thanks, I love you,’ to the people we care for. You know, before they go.
‘Now we get to work’: Mike Downie on his brother Gord
The Tragically Hip’s Gord Downie spent the time before his death focused on Indigenous issues and reconciliation. His brother Mike talks about moving the mission forward.
Presenting our Gord Downie special commemorative issue
You can find the issue on newsstands across Canada—and online while supplies last
Perry Bellegarde on Gord Downie: ‘He will continue to walk with us’
The National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations on Downie’s advocacy for Indigenous peoples and his continuing legacy
The gift of Gord Downie: ‘He gave everything he had to this world’
The Rheostatics’ Dave Bidini—a friend and tourmate of Gord Downie—reflects on the qualities that made the Tragically Hip’s late frontman so special
Gord Downie’s ‘Introduce Yerself’: What makes his last album so brave
Gord Downie’s ‘Introduce Yerself’ is the latest album by a dying musician to stare down death. But what insight do such works really provide?