EZRA LEVANT | Don Cherry’s legacy will endure — and they know it

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Cherry says he would stop the poppy message, then a veteran tells him, 'How about running it for the people that buy them?'

1. Rebel News Podcast centers on Ezra Levant’s defence of Don Cherry’s legacy and Rebel News’ Toronto street coverage of Al-Quds Day. 2. Ezra Levant appears as host, David Menzies as field reporter, Scarlett Grace as Rebel News staff, and Don Cherry as the subject of a dispute over the Order of Canada. 3. The episode asks whether Don Cherry should receive the Order of Canada and whether Toronto authorities are responding properly to Al-Quds Day. 4. Ezra quotes Conservative MP Andrew Lawton, Pierre Poilievre, and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith as supporters of Cherry’s Order of Canada case. 5. He attacks Bruce Arthur’s Toronto Star column, including the line that Cherry was “only ever talking to white English speaking Canadians, basically.” 6. Ezra says Cherry’s 2019 poppy remarks were aimed at people who do not wear poppies in downtown Toronto. 7. He reads Cherry’s line about “the people that buy them” and notes the veteran who redirected the argument toward remembrance. 8. Ezra says Cherry was a color commentator in “the entertainment business” and that “Coach’s Corner was the most watched eight minutes of Canadian TV every week.” 9. He revisits Cherry’s criticisms of Jean-Luc Brassard, Quebecers, Iraq, Chris Nyland, Stu Grimson, Jim Thompson, and female reporters in men’s locker rooms. 10. The episode moves to Al-Quds Day on University Avenue, where Ezra says hundreds of police, ambulances, SWAT teams, and security are present. 11. David Menzies describes the march as a “hate March” connected to “Sammy Dune” and says the U.S. consulate was hit by gunfire the previous week. 12. Ezra and David argue with police, including a moment when Menzies says an officer pushed him out of the way. 13. Scarlett Grace says she cares about giving a voice to people supporting Israel and freedom-oriented Iranians because “so many people don’t.” 14. She also says protesters have jeered at her, called names, and that she broke a finger at the end of 2023. 15. Ezra reads a Toronto police statement saying members would monitor for hate speech, hate-motivated crimes, hateful signage, and symbols associated with terrorist organizations. 16. He then criticizes Doug Ford for tweeting that he is “extremely disappointed” the court refused to stop Al-Quds Day, calling the premier a liar and a “buffoon.” 17. Ezra and the team describe the episode as a live, on-location report with security, cameras, and frequent interruptions from the street. 18. The tone is combative and reactive, with Ezra shifting quickly between commentary, reading quotes, and narrating street scenes. 19. Best for listeners who follow Canadian politics, media fights, and Toronto protests. 20. Skip if you want calm analysis without partisan street commentary.

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