Don Cherry is known for his loud suits and even louder mouth. A few days before Remembrance Day, the 85-year-old hockey commentator ranted during Coach’s Corner that “you people”—referring to immigrants in Canada— who “love our way of life” should at least pay to purchase a poppy “or something like that.”
Justin Trudeau didn’t issue a statement in response but his account did retweet his defence minister Harjit Sajjan on the topic. Conservative leader Andrew Scheer hasn’t publicly responded to the controversy. See the clip below as well as the apologies from Sportsnet, NHL and MacLean. We’ve compiled a collection of responses from Canadians to Cherry’s remarks.“You people… love our way of life, love our milk and honey. At least you could pay a couple of bucks for poppies or something like that.
Statement from the National Hockey League regarding Don Cherry’s comments Saturday night: pic.twitter.com/zt57sLy5FaMy great grandfather, Hira Singh, who served in WW1 & WW2 under the British.— Jagmeet Singh November 10, 2019
Canadians are easily offended A!
You people who had him fired are everything the Canadian soldiers fought against. You’re all censorious cowards. You hate free speech and silence people you disagree with.
Good riddance, I prefer my hockey commentators to talk about hockey. Perhaps he can replace Maxime Bernier, get more than 2% of the popular vote and do something other than cannibalize the conservative fringe
Don Cherry is offensive in every possible way.
He did not make offensive and bigoted remarks, but the take that the media will always be to the left! Canada has lost itself to the global elites. Shame!
Those people As those who don’t buy poppy’s and support are veterans. Guess every know that you had to be an immigrant to do this
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It must have taken a long time to comb through the predominantly supportive comments on social media to find the 5% who imagined it was offensive. Can you really still pretend you're unbiased journalists and not propagandists pushing a progressive far left ideology?
He called Sydney Crosby a HOT Dogger when he he first played in the juniors and said he wouldn't amount to anything
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Don Cherry has always been a boorish loudmouth. He says something offensive almost every time he opens his mouth. To suddenly be offended, after all these years, is hypocrisy at its finest. His words demean only him, not the people he insults on a regular basis.
He spoke the truth. Get over it now.
Canada says.. 'You People' need to get over it for cripes sakes
25% of Canadian children are forbidden from having a teacher who wears a turban or hijab. Banning English, limiting immigration, must pass value test or be expelled. - This is Canada now, kowtowing to Quebec, stop the charade that our Government and media stand up to racism.
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