In Canada, wearing a poppy on November 11, Remembrance Day, in honor of fallen Canadian soldiers has been a rare civic tradition of solidarity and patriotism. It is inspired by the poem “In Flanders Fields” by Canadian doctor-soldier John McCrae about the Second Battle of Ypres in 1915:

In Flanders fields the poppies blow

Between the crosses, row on row,

But Canada now has other sacred idols.

A couple of days ago, Canadian living legend hockey broadcaster Don Cherry said:

“You people … 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,” Cherry said. “These guys paid for your way of life that you enjoy in Canada, these guys paid the biggest price.”

So, the 85-year-old has been fired on Remembrance Day for lack of reverence toward Canadian history’s true heroes, recent immigrants.

Cherry refused to apologize: