“I could’ve stayed on if I wanted to and knuckled under, and turned into a simp, but that’s not my style,” Cherry said Monday night in an interview with“If had gone on and said a few things and done a few things, I definitely would have been back. There’s no doubt about it,” he added later.
Sportsnet network president Bart Yabsley called Cherry’s comments “discriminatory” on Sunday and announced Monday that he would be no longer be on air. “I’m unemployed now, after 38 years. It’s kind of strange, to be unemployed halfway through the season – and of all days, Remembrance Day. It’s sad,” he said.“What I meant was everybody, everybody and I mean everybody should be wearing a poppy to honour our fallen soldiers who gave their lives for our way of life,” he said.
“It could have been anybody. It could have been the Irish. It could have been Scotch. It could have been the English. It could have been anybody.” “The only thing I can say about that is I’m disappointed. I think anybody that knew Ron was disappointed. That’s all I’ll say about that,” he said. CBC, which still airs the show but does not earn any revenue from it, issued a statement Monday saying the public broadcaster “respect[s] Sportsnet’s decision that this is the right time for Don to step down.”
Best move yet!!! Milk and Honey is the states you idiot.... Shows where his ideology is derived from. You have no regrets saying what you did? Awesome!!!! There are no regrets seeing you fired!!!! 👏👏👏👏
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I buy a poppy from each box in my area but I don’t wear them cus my baby tries to pull them off of me, I support our vets Fallan and not just cus 1 doesn’t wear a poppy doesn’t mean they don’t support. I don’t think he should have been fired tho for voicing his opinion.
Ron should be let go too! He was nodding his head in agreement when Don was speaking!
YOU PEOPLE in this comments section are all out to lunch! 😅😅😅
No filters but he wasn’t wrong. Everyone should honour the people that lost their lives and still fight for the freedoms we enjoy
people complaining about an ancient white man being fired for his ignorance ? shocking.
It’s about time !
He shouldn’t have been fired for speaking the truth.
Hurray!!!
On the day we paid tribute to our veterans for fighting for our freedom is the same day we realize we have lost our freedom. IStandWithDonCherry
speaking of speaking out CTV restrain your morning crew from personal comments on Cherry, they're entertainers and news readers Mulroney Mediwake McEwen keep your views private !
When he said these people well how come most dont put poppy on so don is right
You perpetuate the division by quoting 50% as 'visible minorities'. Stop calling them something other than new Canadians. Plus the media has misrepresented his words all over the internet! Get your heads out of your a$$! Veterans should get more recognition & support!!
Don’t know I agree or disagree, like or dislike but I know Remembrance Day is to remember all those who fought and gave everything for our rights and our freedoms. One of those freedoms, I believe, is freedom of speech,
He says 'you people' literally 6 times every coaches corner
The amount of editorializing in this article is bullshit. Don did nothing wrong.
Hats off to you Don Cherry👍 100% behind you❤️
I guess the new Canada is Blackface, SNC, treating JWR and Jane Philpott like dirt, groping a female reporter, yelling at a black female MP, 2 ethics violations, abuse of power against Mark Norman and mocking a female aboriginal protester. And he got reelected!
The fact that Don doesn't seem to get it (or wont admit it) proves he's ready for retirement.
Don did not deserve to be fired. Just another instance of twisting his words out of context, combined with the guilt of people who actually don’t celebrate our veterans these days. Get a life guys!
Bogus headline, click bait. Shame on you. I don’t and won’t ever watch Lisa LaFlamme or your bullshit, virtue signalling commentators or stations. IStandWithDonCherry CoachsCornerDC LestWeُForget BoycottSportsnet TrudeauMustGo cdnpoli
Canada stands with Don. ONLY soy filled liberals and their imported voters have a problem with his truth and honesty. IStandWithDonCherry
Why is this troglodyte still getting a platform?
Cherry resigned. The Liberal owned CBC wants us to believe he was fired. Cherry has a right to his opinion. I agree during November I rarely see foreigners with a poppy. People should boycott the CBC and sportsnet for running a dictatorship. Either speak how we tell you or else.
No one cares what he says anymore.
A Canadian legend.
oh the poor duck, '“I’m unemployed now, after 38 years. It’s kind of strange, to be unemployed halfway through the season – and of all days, Remembrance Day. It’s sad,” he said.' If any player said half the bs, they'd be off the ice quick. Give us a break. Overpaid windbag.
great, now he can make a bundle from whining.
This story can go into big circles for years to come....
If what Grapes said was so horrible why did Sportsnet run it two more times Saturday night during the later games? Obviously it had more to do with volume of people who said they were offended. Were they offended while watching CC or afterwards when they were told about it?
Hey CTV I thought he stepped down
We feed the immigrants but we let our veterans mentally ill and seniors suffer sad world we live in
He was fired simply becaus he is too Canadian and we cannot have that in this new era of globalism and socialism.
He retired, I think after another controversial remark from CBC. He came back and everybody was cheering. I'm surprised he made it this long. And he should have stayed retired.
Well he didn’t mention anything but milk and honey and I’m Irish and I also like milk and honey
If those of you claiming Don Cherry's comments were racist could point out where he mentioned an ethnicity that would really help to clarify which race you are pretending to be offended on behalf of... 🤔 IStandWithDonCherry
And RonMacLeanHTH shame on you for not defending Don shows your a bag licker true and true
If I had a dime for every person who gets on twitrer to dump on people I’d be a rich man people have no life lol
I think Cherry stopped giving a fuck and wanted to be fired or retire in 2019. I don't think he cared anymore.
Keepingitreal WeWillRemember Mayor_Bowman . Tommy Prince JR., who's father died Homeless in Winnipeg will not forget U saying no to HomesForHeroes & no to him when he asked for UR support to build Homes for Veterans LestWeForget RemebranceDay
My instincts are telling me he wanted to retire, not 100% sure.
Retire and move to Mara Lago with Trump.
It was wrong to fire him. He is a patriot who was getting his point across that a poppy costs a couple of bucks..nothing compared to the sacrifices of ou military who fought and died for every freedom Canadians enjoy. Rehire Don Cherry.
Where will we ever find another bigoted old man to talk hockey and immigration on Saturday night
It should have been done by the CBC a long time ago. Poor Ron McLean. He didn't deserve the fallout. Just unacceptable for Cherry to have been given a platform for his racism for so long. Just stick to hockey.
Proud of you for being your own man . True Canadians know what you said and stand by you .
doncherryisright
Wow. And your news clip doesn't show a SINGLE dissenting opinion... I'm utterly shocked. 😐
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