Despite his likability and accomplishment, in the grand scheme of history, Terry Fox is a relatively minor figure.

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John Lennon once sang “The way things are going, They’re gonna crucify me.” After this article, I’m sure that Canadians will want to do the same to me.

You see, there are very few rules you can breach that would incur the wrath of the patriotic, maple syrup sippin’, Canadian. But one of them is that you can’t question anything relating to the legacy of Terry Fox.

I mean, it’s hard to find anything specific to dislike in the man himself. His story is inspiring. In 1980 he set about on a journey across Canada on one leg to raise money for cancer research. He made it 5,373 kilometres before being forced to stop. He had earlier lost a leg to cancer and now it had come for his lungs. His run helped inspire others, raising hundreds of millions for charity.

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