The heat on Sportsnet commentator Don Cherry is intensifying over his comments about immigrants during Saturday night’s Coach’s Corner segment.
Cherry started a rant about people not wearing poppies by referring to immigrants as “you people" and questioning their patriotism.
That has brought a firestorm of criticism and demands the Sportsnet fire Cherry.
Burnaby South MP and federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh tweeted a powerful response Sunday.
“Don, let me introduce you to “#youpeople” My great grandfather, Hira Singh, who served in WW1 & WW2 under the British. We honour all who served,” Singh tweeted.
Don, let me introduce you to “#youpeople”
— Jagmeet Singh (@theJagmeetSingh) November 10, 2019
My great grandfather, Hira Singh, who served in WW1 & WW2 under the British.
We honour all who served. #RemembranceSunday pic.twitter.com/pNeBlJMC4R
“All sorts of people have served and paid the ultimate sacrifice in the name of Canada. Women, immigrants, LGBTQ2S Cdns, Indigenous people. There is no "#youpeople”. We’re all as Canadian as the next. We honour all who served. That's what Canada is all about. #RemembranceSunday.”
Sportsnet has apologized for what the network called Cherry’s “discriminatory” and “offensive” comments, but Cherry has been silent.
Sportsnet has also said it spoke to Cherry about the issue.
