Toronto – Canadian sports fans continue to express their dissatisfaction with American economic policies despite a break in a trade war between Canada and the United States.
Tuesday evening, Boos echoed Rogers Arena in Vancouver while Elizabeth Irving launched himself in the opening notes of the American national anthem before the Canucks are used the avalanche of Colorado.
The fans applauded by finishing the song and the applause was stronger while IRVING started “O Canada”. Many have joined the singer to sing the anthem and the cheers further broke out during the line “The Land of the Free”.
The skating rink was one of the three Canadian sites where “The Star-Spangled Banner” was on Tuesday.
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At the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, the fans hooked the song before the Raptors are hosting the New York Knicks.
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Strong cheers have urged the anthem of the anthem when he started “O Canada”.
A light version of the demonstration took place in Winnipeg where the jets faced the Hurricanes Carolina in Canada Life Center. The hoots, which were not very noisy or too enthusiastic, spread out quickly but became stronger towards the end of the song.
Strong reactions are probably in response to an imminent trade war between Canada and the United States, launched by the decrees of US President Donald Trump during the weekend that threatened to raise tariffs on Canadian and Mexican imports.
The talks between the three countries on Monday led the American prices and the Canadian and Mexican prices for a month.
This is the second time in a week that Raptors fans have flocked the American anthem, following a similar scene before the victory of Sunday 115-108 against the Los Angeles clippers.
Fans also hooked the American anthem in the Ottawa Canadian Center on Saturday before the senators closed Minnesota Wild 6-0. Then, on Sunday evening, Vancouver fans put the anthem before the cannucks lose against the Red Wings of Detroit 3-2 in overtime.
American fans made the favor in Nashville on Monday before the predators lost against Ottawa 5-2.
This Canadian press report was published for the first time on February 4, 2025.
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