TORONTO - Don Cherry hasn't changed his mind — he still doesn't believe women should be in men's locker-rooms.The CBC hockey commentator reiterated ...

Don Cherry’s Saturday night comment regarding female reporters in male locker rooms has landed him in some hot social media water. “I don’t b...

Don Cherry's regressive rhetoric betrays Canada's reputation as a nation of inclusiveness and cultural tolerance. The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation has tolerated this treatment for too long. Don Cherry's distasteful diatribes belong in hockey's past, not in the Canadian national pastime's present or future.

About a ten years ago, the Canadian Jewish Humanitarian and Relief Committee, launched a creative writing contest for the homeless. The prize? $2000. Now, a decade later, word has gotten out that the odds of winning are high, and the homeless are coming in droves to pen their stories. Stories that will help them find a better life.

Ron Maclean of Hockey Night in Canada, stood in a classroom told the story of Frank O'Dea, the co-founder of Second Cup, who was at one time a homeless panhandler living on the streets of Toronto. Ten students listened carefully to the account and watched as Maclean simultaneously jotted a phone number on the blackboard. "Frank got off the street," the hockey commentator said, "because he had mentors who helped him. "This is my home phone number."

Don Cherry is known for a little emphatic gesturing during his Hockey Night in Canada rants, but this is so much better than mere hand waving. A vi...