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Finding forgiveness in the wreckage of the Humboldt bus tragedy
Scott Thomas forgave the truck driver who caused the 2018 crash and supports his deportation appeal, believing forgiveness aids healing and deportation lacks purpose.
- Scott Thomas, father of Evan Thomas, told the Closer Look podcast he forgave Sidhu and supports his deportation appeal, calling it `the easiest path forward` and noting he took responsibility early.
- The crash on April 6, 2018 killed 16 and injured 13; Sidhu blew through a stop sign, pleaded guilty to 29 offences, and was sentenced to eight years.
- Citing the driver's early admission, Thomas said `he stood up and he owned it` and called forgiveness `the easiest path forward` as holding hatred was too hard, Thomas told the Closer Look podcast.
- Thomas said the production felt like a `punch in the stomach` and was disappointing, as he discussed on the Closer Look podcast.
- Thomas said `I don't think that it serves any purpose deporting him`, and he supports Sidhu's appeal on humanitarian grounds.
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Finding forgiveness in the wreckage of the Humboldt bus tragedy
Scott Thomas — who lost his son, Evan, in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash — joined our podcast for a heartfelt discussion about fact, fiction and why he chose to forgive the trucker who ran the stop sign
·Orillia, Canada
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