text: I just don't get Trudeau's statement that Canada is less of a country because of the passing of Gord Downie. First and foremost Downie was an entertainer, an entertainer whose appeal did not attract all of Canada , despite the over the top accolades. Canada is not the sum of one man or woman or many men and women. Canada as a country is defined by many things and people, it is not defined by one man. Any of the interviews with Downie came across showing a man who loved to perform,nor more nor less. His legacy will be the music, he didn't expect or ask for sainthood.