No Order of Canada for Cherry? That’s the pits, sour grapes Conservatives insist
Tout le monde MAGA Alberta, apparently anxious to quit Canada as quickly as possible and maybe even join the gong show south of the 49th Parallel, is all of a…
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Ron MacLean and the Horror of Cherry Nation
I watched Hockey Night in Canada on Saturday to see what the show would do now that Don Cherry is no longer there.And although I was happy to see that…
Roy MacGregor and Don Cherry’s Ultimate Epitaph
It's been almost a week since Don Cherry opened his big mouth, let out another bigoted roar, and for once didn't get away with it.And while his supporters are trying…
Why Don Cherry’s Firing Is Good For Hockey and Canada
I'm not surprised that Don Cherry could not bring himself to say sorry for his most recent racist comments “I could’ve stayed on if I wanted to and knuckled under,…
Why Don Cherry Should Be Fired Immediately
Don Cherry has always been a crass, loud mouthed bully and buffoon, and a terrible example for young Canadians.He glorifies violence, he is a Trump groupie, he calls decent progressives…
Keith Olbermann: How To Save Sidney Crosby From Donald Trump
I have been very moved by the sight of all those American football players kneeling in silent protest during the playing of their national anthem.And refusing to be intimidated by…
O Canada? Sorry, no ad libbing, please! We’re Canadian!
PHOTOS: Don Cherry, Canada’s best-known right-wing weirdo, wearing a suit that ought to be illegal. (Toronto Star photo.) Below: Boston-born tenor Remigio Pereira, the man who fiddled with the words…
Don Cherry’s Outrageous Attack on Rob Ford’s Opponents
I knew Don Cherry was going to say something about his good buddy Rob Ford.For who can forget how that ghastly redneck hung the chain of office around Ford's neck?And…
Stuff Happens, week 5: Death and the supreme court; the comeback of measles.
The big story of the week was a Supreme Court decision allowing physician-assisted deaths in certain cases. Polls have shown Canadians solidly in favour of allowing Canadians to die with…
Maybe fake soldier didn’t understand only Tory politicians and TV stars are allowed to play military dressup in Canada
Canadian Armed Forces members and veterans were outraged when this man allegedly passed himself off as a Forces member at the scene of a flood in Calgary, Alberta. As you…
The Abominable Horror of Harper Night in Canada
I haven't been a regular viewer of Hockey Night in Canada for a long time. The thuggish goons, the concussion casualties, the grotesque Don Cherry, as well as the sad…
If Peter Mansbridge or Jian Ghomeshi…
… were rabid cheerleader against the oil sands or any other conservative darling, you can bet that there asses would be on the line! But Rex Murphy can exult in…
The CBC and the End of Don Cherry
It's not a good news hockey story. It's a huge blow to the CBC. For years, HNIC has been a cash cow that helped float many of CBC’s other news…
Don Cherry Inaugurates Rob Ford in 2014
I jes wanna, jes wanna come down here and tell you kids, you kids out there, what a great guy Rob Ford is. Now, now, maybe you’re sayin’ he’s a…
Don Cherry Inaugurates Rob Ford in 2014
I jes wanna, jes wanna come down here and tell you kids, you kids out there, what a great guy Rob Ford is. Now, now, maybe you’re sayin’ he’s a…
Don Cherry Inaugurates Rob Ford in 2014
I jes wanna, jes wanna come down here and tell you kids, you kids out there, what a great guy Rob Ford is. Now, now, maybe you’re sayin’ he’s a…
Sober second thought: A half-hearted defence of Don Cherry, Stephen Harper and Julian Fantino in military drag
Stephen Harper in his cool green Canadian Forces flight jacket. With him, Alberta Premier Alison Redford and Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi, during last June’s flooding, both looking as if they…
Hoist with their own petard, Harper Tories face veterans’ Remembrance Day protest
A typical Canadian Remembrance Day ceremony: the scene in St. Albert one year ago today. Below: B.C. Conservative MP Mark Strahl, on-air Conservative partisan Don Cherry, and NDP Veterans’ Affairs…
The CBC’s Right Wing Personalities Have No Counterparts
For all of the various whining that the CBC is "statist" and left wing biased, I ask, where are the left wing CBC counterparts to these gems: Rex Murphy, seen…