You people that come here... you love our way of life, you love our milk and honey, at least you can pay a couple bucks for a poppy or something like that... These guys paid for your way of life that you enjoy in Canada, these guys paid the biggest price.

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On the November 9, 2019 edition of Coach's Corner, suggesting that immigrants to Canada benefit from the sacrifices of veterans but do not wear remembrance poppies. For background, poppies are traditionally worn on Remembrance Day, a holiday honouring Canada's war dead observed on November 11. This remark directly led to Cherry's firing from Hockey Night in Canada two days later (on Remembrance Day itself).

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