Canada's foreign minister offers blunt explanation for national anthem booing: 'We're insulted'

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Tensions betwixt the United States and Canada took halfway signifier astatine the 4 Nations Face-Off tournament, and, according to Canada's overseas minister, it’s for bully reason.

The governmental rift betwixt the 2 countries archetypal began astatine an NHL crippled Feb. 1 when Ottawa Senators fans booed "The Star-Spangled Banner."

Toronto Raptors fans followed suit the adjacent day, but the contention reached different level astatine the hockey tourney erstwhile the booing drew nationalist attention.

Sidney Crosby (87), Brandon Hagel (38) and their Team Canada teammates basal astatine their seat during pregame ceremonies earlier the 4 Nations Face-Off title crippled against the United States astatine TD Garden Feb. 20, 2025, successful Boston. (Brian Babineau/4NFO/World Cup of Hockey via Getty Images)

Canadian fans booing the American nationalist anthem seemed to beryllium a effect to President Donald Trump’s speech of tariffs and turning Canada into the 51st state.

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After Canada’s triumph implicit Team USA, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau fired disconnected a station connected societal media addressing the controversy: "You can’t instrumentality our state — and you can’t instrumentality our game."

The booing has continued astatine sporting events, with New York Rangers fans booing the Canadian anthem during a location crippled against the Toronto Maple Leafs Friday.

With Trump’s tariffs going into effect this week, hockey fans from Canada are expected to proceed taking digs astatine games, according to Mélanie Joly, Canada's overseas minister.

Players and fans basal for the U.S. nationalist anthem earlier the archetypal play of a 4 Nations Face-Off hockey crippled betwixt Canada and the United States successful Montreal Feb. 15, 2025. (Christinne Muschi/The Canadian Press via AP)

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"This is not a gag anymore. This is not thing we laughter at," Joly said during an quality Tuesday on BBC's "Newsnight."

"Listen, we’ve had capable with this rhetoric. No Canadians present are having amusive with this. And there's a crushed wherefore Canadians, erstwhile they spell retired connected a hockey game, are booing the American nationalist anthem.

"We're insulted. We're mad. We're angry."

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Trump signed an enforcement order authorizing an further 25% tariff connected imports from Canada and Mexico and an further 10% tariff connected Chinese imports. Energy imported from Canada, including oil, earthy state and electricity, would beryllium taxed astatine an further 10%.