Brendan and Brian Burke

A horse is a horse, of course of course…. Sorry I just couldn’t resist. This has been in the works for a while, but on Sunday Toronto Maple Leafs Gm Brian Burke donated a horse to the Toronto Police Mounted unit. The horse was named “Moose,” which apparently was the nickname of his late son, Brendan Burke.

Patrick Burke told us that gay rights have also been named a “priority” by the Toronto Police Department, and they want to use Moose to show support and inclusion. Another example of the work the Burke family is doing to bring attention to the needs of the gay community.

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How much do you think racism played into this? Would the police office treat white people getting out of an SUV in a hospital parking lot the same way he treated the black people? My own personal take on this: He would have personally escorted Matt Schaub to his mother’s room. The officer chased someone into a hospital parking lot, detained them for 12 minutes while he pleads about seeing his dying mother-in-law, and then had the nerve to lecture the man, further detaining him. I agree with Moats’ wife: If he meant the apology sincerely, he would have called them to do it; Like so many before him, he’s just sad he got caught. Maybe next time he’ll think twice before mistreating a black person he apprehends.

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