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Sportsnet has fired Don Cherry: So there was such a thing as going too far

In what should go on the first line of his Wikipedia entry as his legacy, Don Cherry made his last appearance on Coach’s Corner one that revealed his true nature for the five or so people who hadn’t already discovered it.

Cherry, 85, ranted about poppy-less Canadians during his “Coach’s Corner” segment, implying that immigrants who don’t wear poppies are ungrateful.

“Downtown Toronto, forget it, downtown Toronto, nobody wears a poppy,” Cherry said. “You people love, you that come here, whatever it is, you love our way of life, you love our milk and honey.