Montreal journalist Toula Drimonis writes on old school collective fears of “the immigrants”
“I’ve seen immigrants serve as convenient scapegoats for everything
ailing xenophobes, but this was the first time I saw immigrants being
blamed and demonized for slow poppy sales. Not only was Cherry dividing
Canadians into “us” and “them,” he was also baselessly attributing a
lack of loyalty and patriotism to those not born here. It was deeply
insulting, divisive and completely unwarranted.”