Tensions between the United States and Canada took the center on 4 Nations Face-off TournamentAnd according to Canada’s foreign minister, it is for good reason.
The political gap between the two countries first began on an NHL game 1. February, then Ottawa Senators Fans booed “The Star-Spangled Banner.”
Toronto Raptors fans followed the next day, but the controversy reached another level at the Hockey Tournament as that booing attracted national attention.
Sidney Crosby (87), Brandon Hagel (38) and their Team Canada teammates stand by their bench during first name ceremonies before 4 Nations Face-off Championship Game against the United States at TD Garden 20 February 2025 in Boston. (Brian Babineau/4nfo/World Cup of Hockey Via Getty Images)
Canadian fans who lived the US national anthem seemed to be an answer to President Donald Trumps Talk about the customs and transformation of Canada to the 51st State.
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After Canada’s victory over Team USA, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau fired by a post on social media that addresses the controversy: “You can’t take our country – and you can’t take our games.”
Booing has continued with sporting events in which the New York Rangers fans booed the Canadian anthem during a home game against Toronto Maple Leafs Friday.
With Trump’s tariffs that come into force this week, Hockey Fans from Canada are expected to continue to take off, according to Mélanie Joly, Canada’s foreign minister.
Players and fans stand for the US national anthem before the first period of a 4 Nations Face-off hockey game between Canada and the United States in Montreal 15 February 2025. (Christinne Muschi/the Canadian press via AP)
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“This is not a joke anymore. This is not something we laugh at,” Joly said during a performance on Tuesday at the BBC’s “Newsnight.”
“Listen, we’ve had enough with this rhetoric. No Canadians are now having fun with this. And there’s a reason Canadians when they go out on a hockey game, booing the American national anthem.
“We are offended. We are anger. We are anger.”
Trump signed an executive order Authorization of an additional 25% duty on imports from Canada and Mexico and an additional 10% duty on Chinese imports. Energy imported from Canada, including oil, natural gas and electricity, would be taxed by an additional 10%.
President Donald Trump speaks at Mar-A-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., February 18, 2025. (Pool via AP)
The tariffs came into force on Tuesday and got Trudeau to announce retaliatory gaps.
