sports<\/a> and a statement of its resilience.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\tFor Litwin \u2014 who now lives in Los Angeles, where is he is a managing partner of Range Media and co-founder of SHWIN with Boris Shvarts, which recently partnered with Kenan Thompson\u2019s AFA \u2014 Canada will always have his undying devotion. \u201cIt isn\u2019t just about sports,\u201d he tells\u00a0<\/em>Rolling Stone. \u201cThis is such a deeper thing. It\u2019s national pride. This is Canada versus the world.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\tI\u2019ve lived in Los Angeles for nearly a decade, and I love it. But when it comes to sports, my heart is always with Toronto, where I was raised on Blue Jays games thanks to my grandparents. My Bubby Sarah \u2014 who was one of the most special women in my life \u2014 watched every game and knew every single detail about every player.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\n\tIn the music industry, I\u2019m known for being a Canadian ambassador. Hardly home, but always reppin\u2019. So being at Game 3 on Monday night, as it went to 18 innings, I was thinking of my grandmother with fingers crossed behind my back. It was a sentimental, nostalgic moment for me and my pride swelled. This is my city. <\/p>\n\n\n
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\n\tThe Blue Jays are Canada\u2019s team. It\u2019s not a city or a province or even a geographic area that\u2019s behind the franchise. It\u2019s an entire country. So it wasn\u2019t at all surprising to meet Blue Jays fans at Dodger Stadium from all over Canada \u2014 Vancouver, Winnipeg, and of course, Toronto.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\n\tFor three nights this week, it\u2019s been a sea of blue at Chavez Ravine, as L.A. locals refer to the temple of baseball\u2019s location \u2014 where the 5 meets the 10 and the 101, in Californians\u2019 speak \u2014 but in addition to sharing a color, we have a lot more in common than meets the eye. I\u2019ve been wearing my Blue Jays cap everywhere, and was expecting people to give me shit, but what I realized is that people in L.A. are often from somewhere else.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\n\tLikewise, Toronto is uniquely a place of transplants. Everyone hails from different countries, but we all still feel Canadian. Working and living in L.A. for seven years, which I love, Canada will always be a part of my blood, my soul, and every Canadian that I knew growing up \u2014 whether their parents and grandparents are from European countries, African countries, Caribbean countries \u2014 they all still felt such Canadian pride. Canada will always be in my heart. <\/p>\n
\n\tThis isn\u2019t just about sports. It\u2019s a much a deeper point of national pride. This is our country versus the world. This is us having something to prove. This is a success story, like the Weeknd, Bieber, Drake, Shawn Mendes, PartyNextDoor, Alanis Morissette, and Avril Lavigne \u2014 Canadians who made it big in our much bigger neighbor to the south. The Toronto Raptors know this sensation. They emerged victorious against the Golden State Warriors at the NBA finals in 2019, but that California-Canada face-off wasn\u2019t about winning so much as just being in the competition. Now, we\u2019re beating the mighty Dodgers, and getting here is a triumph in itself.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n
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\n\tThe World Series is a mirror of issues we\u2019ve faced recently as Americans and Canadians, from politics to rap beefs. At the same time, the Canadian-American relationship has been an inspiring, positive example to the rest of the world.<\/p>\n
\n\tThis is such a moment for us, and I\u2019m so excited to share it with the many Canadians living in L.A., my American-Canadian son, Noah, and all my friends and family back home. My city, my country, my late grandparents, all of Toronto \u2014 I know how much it means to them.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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