{UAH} DON CHERRY HAS BEEN FIRED

Don Cherry Fired Following Xenophobic "You People" Rant: Report

Canada's Broadcast Standards Council received many complaints

By Calum Slingerland

Published Nov 11, 2019

Don Cherry has reportedly been fired from Hockey Night In Canada in the wake of backlash to a xenophobic rant delivered this weekend (November 9) during his Coach's Corner segment.

Multiple sources report that Cherry was dropped by Rogers Media days after Cherry railed against immigrants and residents of downtown Toronto during his popular segment for not wearing poppies around Remembrance Day. Today, the Canada Broadcast Standards Council (CBSC) said it had been overwhelmed by complaints against Cherry following the broadcast.

In a statement at the top of their "Make a Complaint" page, the organization wrote, "The CBSC has received a large number of very similar complaints concerning Coach's Corner broadcast on CBC (Sportsnet) on November 9, 2019, exceeding the CBSC's technical processing capacities Accordingly, while the CBSC will be dealing with this broadcast under its normal process, it is not able to accept any further complaints."

Cherry has yet to apologize for his comments, telling the Toronto Sun today, "I said my piece and I will leave it there." 

 

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