Don Cherry is finally being disciplined by the CBC for his comments about, well they it is about Europeans and French Canadians but let's be honest, it is about his remarks regarding Quebecers. Although Cherry had made controversial comments about Quebecers in the past, his comments never generalized about them as a group.

Cherry doesn't seem to realize that Quebec holds more then its fair share of power in the federal government because they hold the ultimate hammer - if they don't like the way they are treated they can leave. (I know some Western Canadians will make the claim that Western alienation could lead them to seperate but their claims are difficult to hold in the same regard because they don't have a unifying bond the way that Quebecers have the French language.) With an election coming up, the federal Liberals can't look powerless to Quebecers when dealing with a crazy old queen like Cherry on their federally run network. Cherry picked on the wrong group of people at the wrong point in time.

Joe at Tasca's Take thinks the French Canadians are just suffering an inferiority complex. But as an American, I don't think Joe understands the dynamics of the French/English relationship in Canada. To put in context, the situation is comparable to Jimmy the Greek's comments about blacks that got him taken off CBS. It isn't about whether or not Cherry has a point. It has to do with picking at a historical sore.