Brian Burke talks bullying at MyGSA.ca launch

Maple Leafs GM Brian Burke spoke at last week’s launch of mygsa.ca, a new website by Egale Canada for queer youth and educators.

The folks at mygsa.ca uploaded Burke’s remarks to YouTube today. Check it out:

From mygsa.ca: “At the end of this video, Burke asked that the cameras be turned off so
that he could speak more intimately about his late son, Brendan. Not shown
in this video is the rousing standing ovation he received at the end of
his address.”


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