Ahhhhhhhh, you caught me!!!Just came back to fix that! Went to double check and found this article. I don't want our Canadian friends to be mad at us!!
But Monteal....now THAT explains it!!
Seriously, I defend anyone's right to protest the war. But booing our Natl. Anthem is not an act of protest against a specific event or issue. When a nation's flag/anthem is booed, it says to me, "we" reject all you stand for. I hope that's not the case. I can't speak on the ramifcations to free trade. But I know Canada's protest of the war does not in any way affect my very postive and warm feelings for my Canadian friends and neighbors!
THANK YOU OTTAWA!!!
I'm not a beer drinker, but I hear for the most part, it does! That's why so many Americans drink imports!
3/21/2003: Canadians Boo US Anthem
At a hockey game in Montreal, Canadians booed throughout the playing of the US national anthem.
The sellout crowd of 21,273 at Bell Centre was asked to "show your support and respect for two great nations" before the singing of the American and Canadian national anthems.
But a significant portion of the crowd booed throughout "The Star-Spangled Banner" in an apparent display of their displeasure with the U.S.-led war against Iraq. More than 200,000 people turned out for an anti-war demonstration in Montreal last Saturday.
And then the New York Islanders kicked the Montreal Canadiens’ asses. Hard.
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