This just might be a first when it comes to complaints to the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council. The organization,which oversees complaints regarding programming in Canada, says it has received so many regarding Don Cherry's recent Remembrance Day rant that it simply can't take any more.
"The CBSC has received a large number of very similar complaints concerning Coach's Corner broadcast on CBC (Sportsnet) on November 9th, 2019, exceeding the CBSC's technical processing capabilities. Accordingly, while the CBSC will be dealing with this broadcast under its normal process, it is not able to accept any further complaints."
Cherry's comments, in which he called out immigrants for not wearing and/or buying poppies for Remembrance Day, has set off a firestorm of backlash and support all over social media. Sportsnet, the NHL and Coach's Corner co-host Ron MacLean have all apologized for, and rebuked Cherry's comments, calling them discriminatory, offensive and, in MacLean's case, flat-out wrong.
"Hockey is at its best when it brings people together. The comments made [Saturday] night were offensive and contrary to the values we believe in," said the NHL in its statement.
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