Tucker Carlson interviews Don Cherry

November 12, 2019 - Canadian hockey and broadcast legend Don Cherry (who is 85 years old) was fired after 38 years as a broadcaster by Rogers Media who own Sportsnet because Cherry wouldn't apologize for admonishing new Canadians to wear poppies. (wearing an artificial poppy is a Canadian and British Commonwealth tradition every November 11th to honor and commemorate military personnel who died in war, the tradition began in 1921)
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[@johngallagher72]

I was born in Scotland and we came to Canada when I was 6. I was one of the you people he meant for chastising them for not wearing a poppy. I was also one of the you people who should have never been offended by this. Don Cherry was right in that I should have been wearing a poppy in remembrance of our soldiers.

[@terrywright9765]

The Scottish and indeed Canadian Scottish have a proud history together. Embrace it and pay extra for your poppy next year dammit. 😊🍺🍺🍺

[@johngallagher72]

@@terrywright9765 yup no excuse on my part ..I'm thinking I'll probably top up my xmas donation to my church this year as a way of making amends..I also noticed this year they are selling electronic poppys I think this is a great idea for people like me who either buy one and lose it and people who work in IT or work on a computer ..come to think of it buying a poppy screen saver for your phone would also be a good idea for the Legion if they were looking for new revenue streams

[@Kyt2024]

His singling out of one group is where he gets into trouble. It's offensive to immigrants who DO wear the poppy of which I know many, and it's letting people born here who don't wear it off the hook. I still personally think Don Cherry was wrong to say what he said, and I think if he didn't have a history of this kind of thing the network would have looked past it, as they have in the past. This all said, I don't think anyone should obviously paint this like it's all Don Cherry is, the man does a lot of good as well.

[@relimic]

@@Kyt2024 If you wear the poppy, then he wasn't talking to you. How can you imply he singled out one group. You know he was talking about anyone came here, including Irish Scottish white black yellow it doesn't matter. If you enjoy the freedoms of Canada and came here for them, then you should be grateful to the people who died so you could and you should also have no problem pitching in $1 to do that which also goes towards the suffering vets that our PM doesn't give a rats arse about.

[@Kyt2024]

@@relimic one group as in immigrants. I've said multiple times here in the comments that the point people should buy poppies is a fair one. He undermined his own point and created this mess by making it about immigrants and not just saying everyone needs to do better. This is not an immigrant problem, it's a problem amongst many groups.

[@flytheskymyway]

I was born in Canada and did not wear a poppy this year. He is right “everyone should wear a poppy”. Next year I will.

[@thricefan89]

Too bad that's not what he said on air to all the violent right wingers looking for another wrong reason to be racist. 90 percent of domestic terrorism in the US is by alt right crazies fed disinformation. Cherry not apologizing but KNOWING he should have said everyone is not only dangerous but unCanadian.... common Canadian trait. Saying sorry. And grapes pussed out on that one

[@gospelwayne6548]

They should give him his job back. Forgive. He said he would have Corrected himself. Just one of those things. Christ died for the sins of the world. Many people may not wear one. But people forget to wear poppies sometimes.

[@thricefan89]

@@gospelwayne6548 He actually had multiple chances to apologize but said he didnt want to. He says in this interview he knew it was wrong but felt he shouldn't have to apologize Very unchristian like

[@gospelwayne6548]

@@thricefan89 I think forgivness is important. I think he knows it came out wrong and unjust.

[@thricefan89]

@@gospelwayne6548 right but he wouldn't apologize. Canadians apologize Jesus would apologize I think until Cherry makes an official apology they shouldn't give him his job back

[@RoseCityRebel]

I AM AN IMMIGRANT AND I STAND WITH DON CHERRY STILL

[@raymondchan3618]

same here......... loves Don.

[@RaineriHakkarainen]

Don Cherry brainwashed the people of Canada to hate other countries!! Cherry said do not draft USA born Auston Matthews because goon enforcer Ryan Reaves is the MVP! Cherry claiming that Auston Matthews is missing the net his many shots! Matthews has higher shooting average than Connor McDavid! Cherry said USA Sweden Russia Slovakia CzechRepulic Finland Slovakia their NHL players are Ilegal aliens not humans! Good lord they got rid Off hate talker Nazi Cherry! Canada have 650000 hockey players today! Ovechkin's Russia have only under 100000 hockey players today! Canada should have 7-8 players who have scored over 800 goals like Ovechkin today! Of course Cherry is mad and angry! No goalies and no goal scorers like Matthews and Ovechkin from Canada! Cherry has been mad and angry after 1972 when Canada Lost first game 3-7!!

[@zaarrd69]

I'm with Don 100%, he hasn't changed a bit. He made a career of being controversial and telling it like it is and always protected Canada. Unfortunately the world has changed around Don.

[@mightybmx2900]

The world has not changed, its just the minority of people on social media are controlling the narrative while the majority are still the same as they were before

[@ksgnejgnk]

Because Don doesn’t know how it actually is. He has a very bigoted view of the world that the military does nothing but good and that immigrants must bow to traditions

[@timneufeld2700]

He made a career saying it like it is regardless of the cry babies and the whole deal.

[@Devlins10]

Damn 85! This dude is killing it at his age.

[@freddycalipari4242]

yep hes still sharp

[@RaineriHakkarainen]

The STONE AGE coach Don Cherry brainwashed The people of Canada to hate other countries! Don Cherry Said his KZbin video that Finland USA Russia Czech Their players Are The FOREINGERS!( ILEGAL Aliens) WAKE UP USA YOUR hockey players Are The FOREINGERS!

[@jedimasterjoe5386]

Raineri Hakkarainen Hush it finno

[@ericwilliams398]

Was in a Walmart in Montreal today and saw two gentlemen at a table with the poppies. I have had a very rough 2 years, but still found a few bucks to give, first words out of mouth were “Don Cherry brought me here”. They laughed. Some folks are very generous, saw a couple of $20’s in the box. God bless 🇨🇦

[@feelgood-forlife979]

Tucker, thank you for having the courage to interview Don. This man is not a racist. He should not be destroyed.

[@rogerlafreniere9662]

The Right Wing Serial Lying Race Baiting, Perverted, Psychotic Clown Show, We Take Off The Hood So You Don't Have To, Fear Based Dog Whistle Politics, We Deceive, You Believe, Your Source For Racist Inspiration Served Up On A Plate For The Bigoted, Pill Popping, Perverted Psychotic Right Wing Mental Cases.

[@newfiemusic]

Tucker is a racist, why do you think he is interviewing Don Sherry?

[@hardyboy1959]

Yeah, courage, that's Tucker all over! He's just exploiting his brand of racism... It's discusting!

[@MetalDetroit]

Roger Làfreniere Seek help nut case

[@MetalDetroit]

Edward Furey Liberalism: everyone I disagree with is a Nazi and a racist ! “You people” are insane

[@JG40061]

This Veteran appreciates Don Cherry🇺🇸🇨🇦

[@markc8401]

This Veteran thinks he is a bigot and a racist - which is nothing that Canada or I represent

[@MetalDetroit]

@@markc8401 You’re a pussy.

[@markc8401]

@@MetalDetroit as they say...you are what you eat :)

[@markc8401]

@costa definitely not the former because it doesn't exist and I'm not sure what you are getting at with the second

[@RaineriHakkarainen]

The STONE-AGE hockey coach Don Cherry brainwashed The people of Canada to hate other countries! The STONE-AGE hockey coach Don Cherry Said his KZbin video that Finland USA Russia Czech Their players Are The FOREINGERS! (Almost ilegal Aliens) These players Are not like The Good fighting canadian Kids hockey players! We ARE living in 2021 and We get this kind of stuff hate talk! WAKE UP USA YOUR hockey players Are The FOREINGERS! I am Finnish from Finland! Finnish American WORKERS fight in Michigan Minnesota These Finnish American workers fight That You work a 8 hours Day without them YOU working 12 hours!!

[@adamgriss2025]

Our Prime Minister wore blackface on several occasions and keeps his job, but this Canadian legend gets fired for misspeaking! Don Cherry is one of a kind and has never minced words.

[@chrissharon3213]

Your PM is a joke! It has ruined Canada

[@randylayhey]

Don Cherry - "You People" = Fired Justin Trudeau - "I mock black people by dressing as them" - Re-elected Beam me up Scotty

[@Whateva67]

Randy Layhey holy fuck Ricky,well said😊

[@lionelhutz5137]

👏 Let's go, smokes

[@CanoeToNewOrleans]

Liberal hypocrisy exposed.

[@the-truthprevails7790]

​@costa He is definitely racist. Instead of saying "You people" why did he not focus on assimilating immigrants into the culture. Don't you agree Immigrants are not accepted by the locals due to cultural and racial difference ? Pretty sure 99% of people who moved to Canada did not hate Canada or Canadian culture, so no need to tell them you like our milk or honey ( Pure derogatory ). Instead of using a well known term used by racists all over world "YOU PEOPLE" he could have said something that focused on educating immigrants on the significance of Poppy in Canada.

[@firstonturtleislandnapi5581]

We scandal ... paid his own family.....

[@lasko1404]

This interview was strangely hard to find...

[@cameronrhanna]

Those ET Canada guys... how can they grow beards with their balls removed?

[@derekwoodford9955]

The Fox news footage certainly doesn't come up on the first search page at all. ET Canada seems to have invested in YT, as they have the first two results, even though I searched for: "tucker carlson don cherry fox"

[@thevortexATM]

yup, a lot of vids talking about the fact that the interview happened, but no actual video, till this one.

[@selwynthegreat3748]

Yes, strangely hard to find. I wonder if you searched from outside of the US or Canada if you'd be able to find it on YT. Won't surprise me since they do that to people in the US wanting to watch US conservatives on YT.

[@drumagus2258]

It’s because nobody cares about hockey.

[@84glewis]

Firing Cherry was a 'TORONTO' decision based on on a TORONTO reaction to his comments.

[@daverollins8490]

Toronto aint Toronto anymore

[@jman75234]

@Ari Lin with a profile picture like that you should understand why you don't make the decisions.

[@jman75234]

@BAD EGG Productions oh are you one of those people who spit in someone's face ad then tell them it's raining

[@EAZYED420]

As someone born and raised in toronto...you are 100 percent right. This city has gone down the shitter

[@jman75234]

@@EAZYED420 feel free to leave

[@gyo911]

If you don’t know Don Cherry, you don’t know Canada or hockey

[@Redneckrampage]

I know Don Cherry and I also know he's an idiot. Glad he's gone :)

nope didnt know who don cherry is lol

[@tscholent]

@ Not mandatory but knowing Grapes is like knowing Archie Bunker .We all know some of what they said was wrong but not knowing them prevents you from “becoming one of us”.

[@sirslice7531]

If you're a hockey fan from Boston... you know Don Cherry.

[@nrusso967]

Don Cherry is a legend!!! A true and proud Canadian!!! What is this world coming to these days!

[@breakaway2x]

He stands for what he believes in and that's respectable too many cowards today in this world but not don cherry!

[@mongrelmachines]

I'm now a Canadian. I've landed here as a permanent resident thru the skilled professional path. When I landed here, nobody taught me anything about the poppy and its symbology. His rant about “you people” not wearing one might be related to not being informed about it. The poppy culture isn't universal. Born Canadians should teach immigrants their culture and values before criticizing that immigrants don't know it. I'm sure 99% of the immigrants will commemorate every single national symbols

[@daveyboy_]

He co host Ron Maclean threw him under the bus when a few yrs ago Don Stood up to the execs who wanted him fired

[@martincareen6146]

Its the you poeple who are the problem,they need to get out of Canada.

[@spyder6100]

grapes is a stud, old school Canadian. Much love.

[@coshannon]

Saturday nights haven’t been the same since this outrageous firing of a legend. *Rip coaches corner*

[@dcollier7239]

read my coment

[@dnirvine]

@@dcollier7239 No

[@11froglegs]

Saturday nite is so much better Now!

[@11froglegs]

2 of the stupidest humans ever👿

[@dcollier7239]

@@11froglegs Your no True Canadian and we all know it even you🤣 Just keep hating

[@scottnobles5081]

Even as an American hockey fan....Don Cherry is a legend!!!

[@davidobrien3897]

Glad to hear that - I'm a Canadian and we recognize great athletes and sportscasters, coaches no matter what their nationality.

[@saucejohnson9862]

Don Cherry is GOATED even as I'm a Minnesotan

[@bryanarnold1149]

Yeah no. He fully meant immigrants and tried to walk it back. “You people?” Cmon “I should have said everybody!” Sad.

[@fredsmith901]

Love Don Cherry! A True Legend standing up for his country! A real Patriot.

[@stormykitten9957]

I got error flashed at me when I liked you comment.

[@mikepurdue7472]

@@stormykitten9957 probably. They want us to hate our country

[@ZENNVENN5]

@@stormykitten9957 oh shut up cherry was just being him

[@ianmclaughlin8987]

He should have said "People kind", and of course wore a blackface, that would be fine then.

[@deusimperator]

The left is filled with hypocrites

[@billyboy4797]

Everybodykind lol.

[@travishill1692]

😂😂 that made my day

[@jman75234]

Lol that also would not have been fine. Nice try at making sense.

[@JeremyCrow]

It wouldn't be fine because Cherry isn't a Liberal. They have a different standard for Liberals and Conservatives. Liberals can be explicitly racist and it's fine, but if a Conservatives says "you people" their career is over.

[@XX-bo5pb]

Someone who doesn’t back down after weeks of being crucified... major respect!!

[@shantheman6879]

The sad thing is that he was cancelled and he's been largely forgotten by a majority of Canadian society as a result. Hockey night in Canada is a lot worse without him.

[@davidjorgensen877]

"You people, you come here, you like our milk and honey, the least you can do is buy a poppy." Why pick specifically on immigrants? Does every person born in Canada wear a poppy? No. Do immigrants trying to build a new life in a new country maybe have higher priorities to focus on in the short term, like getting a job, finding a place to live, maybe learning a new language? Yes. If he'd addressed his comments to any and all Canadians who don't wear poppies, he'd still have a job. He didn't. And not backing down when you're in the wrong is not a sign of strength, it's arrogance. Cherry was entertaining in his day, but that day has passed.

[@shantheman6879]

@@davidjorgensen877 Oh shut the fuck up. Cherry's point was to get more people to respect the sacrifice of our troops. If you're not on board with that, you can leave too!!!

[@j_london9791]

@@davidjorgensen877 That’s your opinion.

[@ajaded1]

@@davidjorgensen877 Maybe they don't even know what the poppy represents.

[@harpreetshahi8054]

Wearing a poppie flower is the least anyone can do for those young people who sacrifice themselves for this country and for me it’s for every solider who lost their life , my grand grand father also participated in second world war .

[@Gaetano.94]

My grandfather was also in the war, but for the other side, but being Canadian I wear a poppy every year since I was a kid. 28 years later, still do. Love Don

[@LoowheezeBreeze]

"They fought for our freedom" just sounds like propaganda from the State in order to justify their participation in the war... How exactly was Canada's freedom in jeopardy if Canada wasn't being invaded?

[@Bawbster1]

Don Cherry is a legend.

[@rogerlafreniere9662]

legend..lol good one right wing escaped mental patient...

[@szuberi]

A legend of the fall to be exact lol

[@MetalDetroit]

Roger Làfreniere You’re saying he isn’t a legend ? Because he is.

[@stevenmartin1677]

No, he's unemployed

[@kavousniamir2375]

In his own mind and yours😊

[@macdaddy351000]

Don cherry gets fired for using his right to freedom of speech but Jess Allen gets a pass for doing the exact same thing. Someone please explain to me how this happens.

[@mikerichardson1791]

Mark McCormack one word Mark “Liberalism”

[@Lyserge]

lol right to freedom of speech while under contract? That's not how it works buddy.

[@macdaddy351000]

Lyserge it seemed to have worked for Jess Allen buddy. I guess there is a double standard and don cherry pays the ultimate price. Freedom of speech is a right we all have. If people have a problem with cherry. Don’t watch him. Simple

[@DayzAhat]

@@macdaddy351000 No that's false. the government lets you say what you want under freedom of speech, companies don't have to abide by it. How do you guys still not understand this ?

[@thetruthhurts6652]

Mark McCormack I own a business. If one of my employees used my business platform to preach to my customers about his personal beliefs thus alienating or offending a group of my customers you know what I would say to him? YOU’RE FIRED!!

[@billyboy4797]

We stand with you Mr. Don Cherry.

[@Indigenous_Rambo]

vouchers your not a true canadian. You should be led by the rcmp and exiled to a floating but melting chunk of ice floating in the arctic you soy boy lil bitch.

[@vinnybunbats]

he's a true Canadian and speaks truth. the * you people * phrase was meant for every immigrant not just one type, he was also referring to Canadians themselves for not wearing poppies

[@MetalDetroit]

bobby boucher Yeah ?? What RACE is Cherry racist against ? Idiots like you see racism everywhere

[@markc8401]

@@MetalDetroit everyone NON white...how about that?

[@MetalDetroit]

@@markc8401 I think you’re fucking trash and your bullshit opinion isn’t based in fact. How about that?

[@patcampion716]

Thank you Don Cherry! You have been a big part of my life growing up in Detroit, we were blessed to be able to watch you. And guys if you haven’t seen it, Dons life story was a two part series and it was way better than I thought. I wish we had more patriots like Don! Miss ya buddy!

[@klompsauce]

Me too bud! Molson Hockey Night in Canada every Saturday! I was at 8 & John R, what about you?

[@sab2034]

I just hates how he hates euros but he's entitled to his own opinion . I do agree with 90 percent what he said

[@daviddaniel4297]

​@@klompsauceHazel Park😊

[@ARedheadRants]

Smaller cities are still Canadian cause immigration hasn't fvcked it up yet

[@BarbaPamino]

As a Toronto resident for over 30 years I must say it's the white torontonians that are the biggest part of the problem. If immigration never happened Toronto would still be a hipster yuppie leftist cesspool NYC wannabe.

[@joshgarbemusic]

@@BarbaPamino tru dat

[@jman75234]

@@BarbaPamino this is also a stupid comment way to sink yourself to the level of a redhead rants

[@BarbaPamino]

@@jman75234 I guess you don't know that many white people from Toronto. Take the subway to St Andrews and then wall into the PATH and go to King Station. Along the the way just pay attention. Hold doors open for people. Say hello to anyone that looks at you. Ask for directions. Then do the same thing in Manhattan or Chicago. See the difference.

[@jman75234]

@@BarbaPamino i'm a white guy in Toronto and I know st. Andrews station well, what is your point?

[@BlueZoneBall]

No need to apologize!

[@hawkcob6349]

I am Canadian and 100% with Don and we miss you on Hockey Night in Canada.

[@stleoitalian]

Truth Hurts Mr Cherry hockey night in Canada won’t be same without So I’m not Watching

[@thricefan89]

It's about the hockey. Not about a patriotic canadian who's too stubborn to apologize when he knows words matter He loves bragging about his viewership. Well then you have a responsibility to be careful with what you say. Its not rocket science Another historically good Canadian trait is to say sorry Fuck don

[@toddst.george6511]

Exactly, what the ratings plummet.

[@toddst.george6511]

Watch

[@thricefan89]

@Benjamin Williamson I think we all should. Cherry can be great... sad to see him go but also important. The country has changed for the better and Cherry doesnt represent it... he only seems to represent an anachronistic version that one today would associate with racism, ego centrism and americanism in the way he denounces social security that makes us far better than Murica

[@newfiemusic]

I'm watching, and I hope Don comes back, but please talk hockey.

[@ginor8416]

Don is a true man and a true Canadian. God bless him!

[@jbqu3142]

he's a fucking racist admired only by racists

[@MrBobcatquebec]

Love you DON !!! you were right and still are !! I support what you said...

[@fortythreenorth2518]

I am 40 now and remember watching Coach's corner with Don Cherry when I was 7. I can't believe it ended like this for him. Just unreal and I am so disgusted with Canada right now, the country that re-elected Justin Turdeau. I want to move south sometimes.

[@petitben5240]

Don't let the door hit please.

[@wellyforpm]

he did it all to himself. He's been critizing immigrants since the 80s.

[@mikepurdue7472]

@@wellyforpm And look, Canada has become less and less "Canadian" since the 80's too

[@mikepurdue7472]

@@petitben5240 first he'd have to unlock the door, which the only keys are in Trudeaus pocket

[@everythingviral972]

@@wellyforpm Are we not allowed to have opinions? You know what? I actually do remember comments that he has made in the past that I absolutely found to be in poor taste and even racist, but this was not one of those instances.

[@davidnabess8494]

I agree that EVERY Canadian should wear a poppy on Remembrance Day. The freedom we enjoy was paid for by their lives. My dad's friend saved my dad from certain death. He was killed a few weeks later. That man I always think of and thank when I put on a poppy. I'm here because of him. Everyone who went has a story like that. We owe it to them to show our respect and appreciation for their sacrifice.

[@marrob6995]

He was fired because he is an old white male.

[@lancemanyon3139]

Nailed it.

[@szuberi]

old white racist male....there corrected for you!!!

[@mr.wizard9785]

@@szuberi he's not racist at all. He's just calling out the immigrants who are either ungrateful or are intentionally aiming to supplant our Western heritage with their warped, alien culture. Don't worry, such people will soon realize tolerance has a limit...

[@rillyoung4930]

@@mr.wizard9785 alien culture huh??? If your skin is white your culture belongs in the caucus mountains and YOU PEOPLE know that!

[@szuberi]

@@mr.wizard9785 the non white immigrants he targeted are the ones who run the economy, work day in and day out, are respectful of the laws and follow them and they do honour the veterans. They write better english than you and also better educated. Your western heritage of racism is on its way out..the same heritage that massacred the natives and enslaved the africans and continues to spread fear against them every day. These immigrants produce the milk and honey the idiot Don Cherry spoke of!!!

[@yooperupnorth8897]

I admire your patriotism Mr.Cherry!

[@dcollier7239]

it's the new comer's + the Net works and Mclean who turned their backs on Grapes for fear of a lawsuit what fking horse shit and it's only going to get worse our flag is next wait and see

[@myhotmacandhi7260]

Yup. You're a gooood Canadiannnnnnnn boyyyyy Don would approve of you:))

[@juleswinnfield6930]

Grapes you have been a rock for the Veterans and a voice they need for support. Good for you standing up for your convictions.

[@jh2245]

In Trudeau's Canada, the nuts are running the asylum.

[@connarcomstock161]

I'm a Canadian. The Don wasn't over the line.

[@rc75905]

How dare you!

[@bobmeyer854]

Don is right. Toronto doesn't even look like a Canadian city anymore. Looks more like Islamabad.

[@hawkboy000]

😂😂😂

[@amirthehammer240]

Smh 😆😆😆

[@paulshort6028]

The world's biggest refugee camp and the world's largest LGBT what a mess

[@kinghassy334]

Ah shit here we go again with the islamophobic fear mongering

[@truefacts682]

Toronto is aboriginal first dickhead

[@shanez.marshall5381]

“YE BROKE FAITH” 🍁 #SupportTheTroops

[@rogerlafreniere9662]

stud,,lol = pathetic old fart fucking stain

[@ES-pr8bt]

Love Don Cherry, shameful how we treat a patriot who loves his country in Canada. He’s done so much for Kids hockey and veterans among many other things. The list of celebrities I’d like to meet is extremely short, and Don is at the top of that list. George Chuvalo is another great Canadian on my list.

[@catchfry9639]

I repaired Don Cherry's TV when he was coaching the Saginaw Gears back in 1973. I was a senior in high school. He is quite the man!

[@colincarlson2716]

Don Cherry for Prime minister 👍

[@Whateva67]

Yup,he’d be better than that lying piece of shit pretty boy we have now.

[@dereklonewolf9011]

99% of "us people" ♥️ Don & miss him 🇨🇦

[@FTulumello]

Don Cherry is a great guy. We're with you Don

[@ahoyo3180]

Had to do a lot of scrolling to find this interview

[@BigAn7h]

@turd Ferguson lmfao I just came from that video too. Basic clip from a very hot topic in the news and somehow it's at the bottom of the KZbin algorithm.

[@MetalDetroit]

turd Ferguson That Guy is a tool

[@michaela.2261]

I Met Don when I was 11 When he was coaching the Bruins, he signed an autograph for me and was so gracious And up beat. Never forgot that. He stands for the truth

[@jettrink9502]

I am Ukrainian and Don Cherry is 100% right. Fired ? he should get a medal !!!

[@waynemckinley1673]

Don Cherry is a Canadian hero. He’s an incredibly loyal , respectful man, god love him

[@bongobongo985]

Truedue is done. Fuck that guy.

[@miketremblay1713]

Absolutely! We miss you Don, stay well hero.

[@davidh1284]

He's a national treasure. And he could not be more accurate about immigrants not wearing poppies.

[@davidh1284]

@beanie sonna Okay, that's from your perspective of younger Canadians in whatever town you're from. I'm sure that Don would have something to say to those Canadians about not wearing a poppy, especially since the public/secondary schools that educated them do Remembrance Day events every year

[@mrwaltermathews]

Tucker brings up northern Quebec as an example ahaha Don is just like no, I meant Ontario

[@dixonpinfold2582]

Few Canadians are familiar with it at first hand, and I daresay even among French speakers living in Quebec few know it well versus what it was like 50 years ago. The same goes for any part of the country well away from population centres except for a few established tourist areas (Prince Edward Island for example). If you were hinting at a dislike for French Canada, I'd respond that it's safer to say he doesn't care for French-Canadian nationalists and separatists.

[@jbqu3142]

they both (cherry and carlson) are only racist admired by other racists, most of them canadians and they are a lot. More than a lot, a majority. Canada is among the worst racist country in the world.

[@RJForest.]

This was the beginning of the woke. It's pretty pathetic we cater to the minority, and it's pretty pathetic we cater to the newcomers. I wear a poppy every November. It's just how I was raised

[@forevermorbid8949]

Thank you for posting the full uninterrupted video. Apparently no one else could upload this without overlapping their opinion of it ontop

[@RBDUZ]

Ron McLean is such a gutless hack. Imagine throwing your career partner in crime under the bus like that after riding his coattails for three decades.

[@farmerbill5079]

Glad to finally see this interview. I had read so many different interpretations of it. This was a good interview in my opinion, Tucker didn't bait Cherry at all. And Don answered all the questions honestly. Nothing at all like what had been written about it.

[@elvicare35]

UNBELIEVABLE how he could get fired for supporting and standing up for the Veterans, just letting people know what they did, along with our friends to the South, to give us the freedoms and way of life that we are SO fortunate to live, the sacrifices that my Grandpa (Showed me his stomach wound when I was a kid and the kindest person you'd ever want to meet) and other family members, my hero, Audie Murphy, AND, Grandpa...

[@robestey5628]

Don Cherry was and still is a Legend in Canada. Very sad how they screwed him over.

[@taylorgordon2696]

Yeah unbelievable, I mean I’m almost 30 and my whole life we’d always say “only son cherry can get away with saying that” and finally caught up to him. Total bullshit

[@joescott4778]

Once again, he screwed himself over when he wouldn't apologize. Funny how all you people miss that fact

[@mikepurdue7472]

@@joescott4778 you dont apologize when you did nothing wrong.

[@joescott4778]

@@mikepurdue7472 That's your opinion and not one that I share

[@dixonpinfold2582]

​@@joescott4778 He was very right to expect that newcomers show respect for a most important tradition, one having to do with honouring war dead. If I moved abroad I would certainly do the same thing. Even as a visitor I would do it. I take it that if you moved to a conservative part of the Islamic world you would not consider it fine to drink in your front yard. Nor would I. But you people-oikophobes is a good word for you-have double standards. He should have been told to address new Canadians in order to clear up any misunderstandings (i.e. that he did not intend to generalize unfairly, and that native-born big-city Canadians were equally on the hook if they failed to wear a poppy), but an apology was unnecessary. It is very plain around this time of year that poppy-wearers skew heavily native-born because it is quite easy to tell from speech if one is a native speaker. (Yes, I talk to strangers of all kinds all the time, partly out of necessity but mostly out of an unusual inclination.) I say all this as someone who could fairly be suspected of being anti-Canadian myself, for my immigrant friends and romantic partners from five continents have vastly outnumbered my Canadian-born ones (say, 4 to 1) ever since late boyhood. I have no preference, it just worked out that way. I think it's they who choose me, not the other way around. Lastly I will point out that I was never a fan of Don Cherry during his broadcasting career (for all the usual reasons) and during the days when I still watched hockey I always found something else to do in the first intermission. Best wishes. 😊

[@siggizippan8076]

As a German born woman who immigrated to Canada as a 21 year old and I feel Don Cherry is a racist. First of all, as a German I would never wear the "Poppy" because I feel I would dishonour my grandfather in WW1 and my father in WW2. My Grandfather and my father were drafted into the German Armies to fight whatever war there was. So, how dare you Don Cherry because most Canadian soldiers were not drafted into the Military during WW1 and WW2 but actually had exactly been the opposite. So, how dare you to tell me to honour Canadian soldiers but dishonour German soldiers who were drafted to German Armies.

[@siggizippan8076]

@Chad Kaiser I am honouring my German Grandfather and my father who where drafted into the German Armies and they had to fight no matter what. As I said before I would feel that I was dis-honouring them if I were a "Poppy" and I will never do that to them. And I don't care if you don't agree to that. Because than you don't know and care about your family..

[@losness]

Where a poppy. Canadian soldiers died for the way of life you enjoy in Canada. You don't support the Nazi's do you?

[@ralphkilloran8065]

Don Cherry a man of conviction was always ready to stand his ground unlike our politicians of today and that was what made him a target of the establishment.

[@newfiemusic]

Hitler was a man of conviction, so was Capone, that doesn't make them right, I believe history has taught us that, I am not comparing Cherry to those people, but conviction is just a word.

[@mikepurdue7472]

@@newfiemusic you just tried to compare Cherry to Hitler. You are a fucking disgrace. Hitler is more evil than satan himself

[@chuck2469]

Tucker's really trying hard to tell him it's ok to be right.

[@bernie9728]

Let's not forget that every person who lives in Canada and the United States have ancestors who came from someplace else. Humans are not "native" to North America. I live in Michigan. My fathers family came to the United States from Canada by way of France. I am a huge hockey fan and we have a Major Junior team in Saginaw MI that will be hosting this years Memorial Cup event. It's the first time in the history of the Ontario Hockey League that the Memorial Cup will be hosted by a team from the United States. My son and I have traveled all over Canada to watch our team play and during fall months we would always buy poppies to support the cause. I have quite a collection of them. The one thing we need to get away from no matter where you live is this political correctness BS. It's not good for our societies.

[@BrendanTheGent]

#IStandWithDonCherry

[@psingh9248]

we support Don Cherry - he is right ! we stand by him.

[@mongrelmachines]

I'm now a Canadian. I've landed here as a permanent resident thru the skilled professional path. When I landed here, nobody taught me anything about the poppy and its symbology. His rant about “you people” not wearing one might be related to not being informed about it. The poppy culture isn't universal. Born Canadians should teach immigrants their culture and values before criticizing that immigrants don't know it. I'm sure 99% of the immigrants will commemorate every single national symbols

[@psingh9248]

@@mongrelmachines when we go any country we have to know the culture and not people tell us.we study aspects of the country as possible ....the poppy has been around since world war. So if he said you guys he right. Canada is losing its culture so fast. Most immigrants do not care about poppy and Indians laugh at it. I seen it myself.

[@JeanJacquesNantel]

Don Cherry has always been racist about French Canadians. If he was never punished for it, it's because French Canadians happen to be westerners.

[@shapez73]

This is probably one of the most honest interviews I've seen..and on both sides. Tucker seemed no more than just curious as to why things played out the way they did and Don was just being Don answering how he felt, with no intentions of being over the top. We miss you on Saturday nights Mr. Cherry. Definitely one of the proudest Canadians to ever represent this country 👍

[@brosco7500]

Grew up watching coaches corner every Saturday. Don was a big part of my life. The people are behind you!

[@georgecamero7888]

Cherry is the best Love ya Don

[@peterbavis6677]

Immigrants to Canada don't come to Canada to become Canadian anymore...

[@Pelley4560]

Don Cherry should be the next Governor General

[@deusimperator]

Governor General??? He should be the prime minister ... We could do well with some arrogance instead of being the cuckold country we are at present

[@jettasify]

You understand that's the Queen's Representative Right? It's only a symbolic gesture to show our PAST relationship with England.

[@Pelley4560]

@@jettasify without getting into a debate about the monarchy, all I will say is that the Crown and the GG is ceremonial until it's not. imo the crown is an important institution for a number of reasons. and btw, in 2008, when Harper first prorogued parliament, the GG was actually considering not listening to Harper's "advice".

[@jettasify]

@@Pelley4560 GG power was taken away in the Trudeau years, which is the last time it was used. Know your history.

[@Pelley4560]

@@jettasify it is the GG who gives royal assent to bills, dissolves parliament, calls elections, can dismiss cabinet members including the PM etc.

[@freshstart349]

Imagine getting fired for standing up for your country. This s*** pisses me off. We love you Cherry!

[@djsabourin101]

His podcast is now number one on Apple. Dethroning long time number one Joe Rogan. WINNING!

[@onlygknows7793]

I'm so glad he found an outlet to spew his racist garbage because I believe in free speech.

[@djsabourin101]

@@onlygknows7793 lol go virtue signal somewhere else snowflake!

[@MetalDetroit]

Onesufi johhnybgood Since you support free speech, I’m sure you support my right to call you a gutless twat.

[@robdemare8250]

Don Cherry is one of the MOST patriotic Canadians today! Don't worry Don, we know what you meant. HNIC viewers definitely miss your viewpoints of the "old days".

[@kevinclasper-inglis7644]

man Don is pure class even after the shameful cancelling. You can see that he holds no grudge or resentment about what happened even while standing by his words. he feels like a symbol of an old Canada that is increasingly lost now..

[@jump4j]

you people silenced the strongest and loudest voice this country has that supports our Canadian hockey player, our military and our law enforcement. And when i say you people i mean the suits at sportsnet.

[@broadstreet21]

Sportsnet is against freedom of speech. I therefore will not watch it use Sportsnet.

[@mikepurdue7472]

Our prime minister is against freedom of speech. Unless it's exactly what he believes

[@MapleSyrupPoet]

Love Don ...loved his comment, "You Pinkos!" ...ha, ha, ha, hah ...at Toronto city hall

[@Diogenes-ty9yy]

I live in Florida and Don Cherry was the best reason to watch HNIC. I agree with him 100% as my Dad was a WW II vet and I only wish I could find somewhere in Florida that sells poppies. In Chicago, where I grew up 60-odd years ago, my Dad always wore a poppy and I always bought one, too around what was once Armistice Day, November 11, and they were for sale at least a week in advance. I'll check online this year as there's nobody in Central Florida who sells them. Much respect to Don Cherry for speaking the truth.

[@anneliddle2368]

Trudeau wore blackface couple of times and kept his job , what Cherry said cant compare to how bad that was......

[@cantrait7311]

A real Canadian doesn’t work for CBC so they did you a favour

[@crush42mash6]

He’s absolutely right, the soldiers gave everything They had and all we do is remind ourselves by wearing the puppy and donating to our veterans! As usual it was misunderstood by the media, he was making a point to support our soldiers that need our help.

[@patbrennan6572]

Don't just wear a Poppy but wear it proudly.

[@SusanCanada]

Embarrassing as a Canadian. Don Cherry amazing. Those people should not have fired him. I pray there’s back lash and we get him back

[@Jay-mq6jh]

Two years on. I don’t even watch hockey anymore. Miss you and the HNIC theme, 🍇! Saturday nights aren’t the same without you.

[@S11702]

My whole family are immigrants and I’m currently serving with the Canadian army and my whole family wears poppy every year.

[@ItsTheMunz]

The disgusting part about this is how they fired him on Remembrance Day. Like they couldn’t wait a day or a week. That was just classless no matter what you think of Don Cherry. To fire a guy on Remembrance Day for a controversy about his comments related to honouring veterans is just absent of class.

[@rodmunch4879]

Don’s talking about Muslims and people from India. He’s 100% correct.

[@dan6871]

disgraceful that they fired him he’s a living legend

[@rogerlafreniere9662]

living legend...lol only in the mind of a right wing escaped mental patients and their stupid ilk...

[@dan6871]

U sir are an idiot.

[@newfiemusic]

How is it possible to mix politics and the good old hockey game, not necessary, it is interesting how Fox jumps on divisive topics. Its called Coaches Corner, not the CONsertive Party of Canada.

[@danielporter4568]

@@rogerlafreniere9662 lol right winged mental patients? Lol says a leftist who wants to silence dissenting opinions. No tolerance for someone with a different opinion?

[@MetalDetroit]

Roger Làfreniere You dumb fuck - he’s a legend

[@AvatarOfGames]

You're telling me cancel culture got Don Cherry now too.... Fuck sakes people..

[@07foxmulder]

I haven’t really been a fan of Cherry for more than a decade. I just feel the game’s left him behind. But he spent decades shit-talking European players on HNIC and no one cared. He’s also used the phrase “you people” countless times. It’s ridiculous that his career came to an end the way it did.

[@bobkuboske6494]

Agreed, I always thought that he would get fired over something he said about Russian players

[@j.l.s.1331]

Agreed times two

[@MetalDetroit]

07foxmulder He knows more about hockey than anyone alive

[@MetalDetroit]

bob kuboske Why ? He’s right

[@mikepurdue7472]

It's because Trudeau wants to erase all Canadian patriots. He wants us to think we have no culture, no history, nothing to be proud of. So, he is removing proud Canadians with big voices who remind us what we're worth. Notice he cancelled every holiday this year? He doesn't want us to remember the war. He doesn't want us to remember that we've fought for freedom before. And why?? Lol, cause he's taking our freedom away from us. That's why. He doesn't want us to know we can fight back

[@KaraMarisa]

Don Cherry isn't wrong.

[@altfactor]

Don Cherry was also somewhat known in the United States. He once coached the Boston Bruins, many people living in border areas of the northern United States often watched him between periods of the Saturday night "Hockey Night In Canada" telecasts, and occasionally appeared between periods of NBC telecasts of Stanley Cup playoff games, especially the Finals.

[@christinelaphen4708]

We love u Don and will never forget you. You are the Hockey spokesman.

[@MrTofy1974]

Don Cherry should not apologize......RESPECT YOUR TROOPS

[@gw593]

Don was totally right.

[@rs4619]

I am originally from India...now a proud Canadian. Came to Canada in 2001. Brought up my two kids who were very young at that time to be Canadian NOT Indo-Canadian. Proud to say that they are 100 percent Canadian, right down to wearing the Poppy. Don Cherry is absolutely correct. Immigrants have to learn to assimilate and adapt to Canadian life and not the other way around. There is a video of a transit driver in Toronto speaking in Punjabi to people, and the media going gaga. Actually is not the driver that has to speak Punjabi, its the immigrants that have to learn English.

[@tourstriker]

Amen brother. 🍻

[@scsmith4604]

And this was the beginning of the nonsense we are seeing in Canada right now. As a hockey fan growing up in Missouri I would go to my local library and rent the Don Cherry VCR tapes. I always knew more about hockey than the other kids in the neighborhood thanks to those tapes.

[@retina-JaY_3_Songs_Productions]

Reinstate Don Cherry 2024, and I say Mr. Cherry gets first dibs on suggesting the justice required for the high treason of trudeau.

[@reedallyn1767]

We Canadians who support Cherry see this as a continuum of the government in Canada and enforcement of anti hate speech laws, govt. and taxpayer support of multiculturalism, and welcoming over 1 million immigrants into Canada in the next three years, more than any other country in the world. Our country is changing in its complexion and ability to speak freely is being eliminated slowly. Cherry was right, and he was only being factually correct when he made that observation.

[@33baluga]

Right on totally to the point, I feel also that they were waiting in the bushes to get Don on any slip up what Don said just wasn't worth that kind of response now wait and see how they are going to change the whole make up of Coaches Cornner you won't even recognize it next year chaching, chaching, chaching, always wins the day!

[@dearmadeline]

they act like any immigrants even give a shit about coach's corner enough to watch it LMFAO. they want nothing to do with anything canadian except the "freedom" and safety they didn't feel in their own country

[@CP-pe9ul]

Free speech is a two way street....

[@jonathanshaw7355]

If we are forced or shammed into wearing a poppy doesn't that ruin the sentiment?

[@michaelwallace5296]

I grew up in the US across the pond from Don's home town. Every Saturday night growing up was Hockey Night in Canada. A true legend

[@shaneyoung3407]

NEVER in my life will I be Conservative but it was ridiculous that he was fired over that.

[@glennadamsmusic]

All the best to Don Cherry. The legendary Mr Hockey was correct in everything he said.

[@klompsauce]

Gordie Howe is Mr. Hockey.

[@glennadamsmusic]

@@klompsauce no argument there. My apologies to Mr. Howe. No one deserves that title more than he.