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Canadian fans boo US anthem as tariffs spur 'buy local' pledge (www.bbc.com)

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A few hours after President Donald Trump announced that he would impose steep tariffs on Canada, hockey fans in the capital Ottawa booed the Star-Spangled Banner during a National Hockey League game against a visiting US team.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

As a Canadian I agree. It’s fucking weird and I’ve thought so since I was a child. Every Monday they’d play the anthem at schools too which I always thought was fucking weird.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

My kids school plays the anthem every single day. I have complained many times.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (2 children)

In Canada? Wild.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Yup. And they are expected to stop what they are doing immediately. Remove any head cover aside from religious articles and stand at attention. It's fucking insane. Public school.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Aging myself here - But we used to sing the anthem every morning at school. And when I was in catholic school (montreal in the 80s only had catholic or protestant schools, no secular board existed in public schooling) that was followed by the lord's prayer.

I hate both now.