February 05, 2004
French mocked on television; apocalypse imminent
Meanwhile, while the Yanks tie raise holy hell about a bare breast showing up in prime-time network television, Don Cherry is being investigated for committing the cardinal sin of saying something bad about the French:
The federal government is investigating on-air comments about francophones made by Don Cherry, the provocative host of CBC's Hockey Night in Canada.
An aide to Dyane Adam, official languages commissioner, confirmed that she is looking into anti-francophone remarks alleged to have been made by Don Cherry between periods on Hockey Night in Canada.
"The commissioner feels it's an important enough issue that she's going to investigate," said the aide, who asked not to be named.
"There was no formal complaint filed here, but she has on her own initiative decided to investigate. She feels that the allegations are serious enough."
During a Jan. 24 broadcast, Cherry berated those who were calling for the mandatory use of protective visors by NHL players in the wake of several recent eye injuries.
The only players who wear the visors are "Europeans" and "French guys," he said.
In an earlier segment aired after reports that players were using drugs in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, Cherry, without giving any evidence, said drug use in junior hockey is confined to the QMJHL.
Adam is looking into both comments, the aide said.
Hey, it's not like we have more important things, like Canadians killing our own soldiers in suicide attacks, to investigate, right?
Posted by damian at February 5, 2004 10:26 AM