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Blake MacLeod's avatar

This is the very real, very cruel and terribly punishing cost of the radicalized woke tyranny…this suffering is undeserved and represents a gross injustice that must not go unchallenged.

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Brandy's avatar

I hope for comfort and strength for his family and friends. And, I hope justice is still served.

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man of aran's avatar

Very sad. The woke have no mercy.

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Cheryl H's avatar

The woke are ruthless and soulless.

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Lost in an Angry World's avatar

The family of this brave man should be entitled to an award from TDSB and that "training institute" for the loss of their loved one. They drove him to it, there should be consequences for their actions. My heart goes out to his friends and family left without him in their lives.

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Bill Pennock's avatar

I hope the lawsuit can go on especially in context of the last sentence from the lawyers statement.

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Kathleen Sawchuk's avatar

The LGBTQ community has made a point of making the entire world aware when a person within their community is bullied and succumbs to the pressure and depression.

Now it is a regular occurrence where good people who are trying to raise common sense discussions and analysis of the current climate are shut down, silenced and harassed.

My heart goes out to his family and we must all stand up against this tyranny of thought.

I may be liberal but I am NOT woke. We need to break the woke mob.

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Tom Dearie's avatar

My condolences and thanks to Richard’s family.

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Truth Matters's avatar

Condolences to Richard’s family and friends. He was someone to be admired - for his integrity, honesty, and advocacy. May his legacy live on.

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RDB's avatar

I am so deeply sorry. Suicide is such a hard loss. My heart goes out to Mr. Bilkszto’s loved ones. “Say not in grief that he is no more but say in thankfulness that he was. A death is not the extinguishing of the light but the putting out of the light because dawn has come” Ravindranath Tagore

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Alan's avatar

Stay strong everyone who fights the good fight. RIP Richard.

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ordinary woman's avatar

The sadness of this brave and clearly hardworking soul is painful. Toronto has no idea it’s loss...as the brave die-tyranny flourishes.

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James Bouryiotis's avatar

In the name of the Good many inhuman actions are done.

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man of aran's avatar

They know how to pave the road to hell.

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Jan Hanna's avatar

How do we create awareness and honour his life? How can people help?

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K I's avatar

Reminds me of the bullying of Reena Virk. Murder by bullying. Dystopian nightmare out of Lord of the Flies. So sickening. The committee should be held liable for involuntary manslaughter? Not sure how the law applies. Hope this truly wakes people up. This is sickening. My heart goes out to his family and community. When is enough, enough? DEI is dangerous. Any neomarxist/Maoist based ideology should not be a Canadian approach. Equality yes. Racism is racism, no matter the color or identity. Identitarianism must stop. Just because academics changed the definition of racism does not make it right.

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Steven L.'s avatar

Its called DIE for a reason. The Diversity, Inclusion, Equity framework really has nothing to do with making a better world, its really about trying to brainwash people into viewing the world as a Manichean struggle between 'oppressor' and 'oppressed' groups of people, as defined by the promoters of these ideas. It is utterly cynical and ultimately based on resentment, which is why when innocent people push back against the obvious exaggerations and manipulations of the trainers, they are castigated as members of the 'oppressor' class, to whom no mercy is given. Its outrageous, toxic and and totally illiberal. All good people must speak against it.

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man of aran's avatar

Yes. Resentment is the word, the core of it. There is zero self-awareness. As I think Nietzsche would have it, one's world view can be driven by either resentment or gratitude. There's humility in the latter, only pride in the former.

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Steven L.'s avatar

100% correct. Only gratitude will bring someone success and happiness in the long term.

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Anon E. Mousse's avatar

The dignity with which this fellow's death is being reported is the dignity that he (and all of us) deserve in life. Very said that he was denied very fundamental respect.

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