We all know what Don Cherry said. It's all a matter of perspective and how you generally view the world is how you react to it. He can apologize all he wants and saying "I meant to say all Canadians.." doesn't jive with "..who come here for the milk and honey." It just doesn't. You have a leader in the US who says these things daily and a lot of you on Facebook, twitter and CP seem to want that in this country. The lead up to the election confirmed it and most of the people, I've noticed, who are agreeing with Cherry's comments didn't vote for Trudeau, and that's fine. 66% of eligible voters voted in this year's election - if only 34% more did, all your dreams could of come true.
You can make it about the poppy and disrespect for veterans but that's not what it was about. I agree. Wear the poppy, but why?? How is anybody supposed to know without education?
If you come to this country, you're probably getting away from poverty or civil war, because no one leaves a safe place to come get crapped on for doing it.
We are very lucky to live where we live, that if we had to go somewhere else, we'd have the ability to learn the language or customs first before we went. I don't think people realize this enough and just look down at an immigrant for being unable to understand the language, law or custom that we have. You just expect someone to understand everything right off the bat after they get here from a poverty or war-torn country? They're just noticing there are no tanks in the streets and the military isn't harassing them on a daily basis, just happy to be out of that only to be told to "go back home" or "speak English".
People like Don Cherry, who is 85 and probably won't change, just don't see this perspective and that's really sad.
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