Canadians and the War

**tatsxxx11** · 03-28-2003, 02:25 PM

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!!!

And I've found a lot of the web today re: how Canadian's think our beer sucks...

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.

**RICHARD** · 03-28-2003, 03:13 PM

Originally posted by emily_the_spoiled
Hey Richard,

I was living in Edmonton when Gretzy was traded away. People aren't mad at him so much as the owner of the hockey team. Now for a little digression:
Peter Pocklington owned the Edmonton Oilers at the time and had been given millions of dollars in loans by the Alberta government to save his meat packing plant. He then defaulted on the loans (and wasn't very nice about it). In the mean time he made this big "to do" about Gretzy being a national treasure and he would never be traded away. Well low and behold there was enough money in the world to "make" Peter Puck (his nickname) trade Gretzy away. I guess maybe you had to be there...

thanks for the refresher.....

my comment was on his stance on the war..saw a blurb on the
telly and missed specifics....

**Crikit** · 03-28-2003, 07:03 PM

Ah yes, the reason people are mad at the "Great One" or at least some people are mad at him is because he stood up and said that he supports the war. Which is something that Don Cherry said as well, and you don't see people getting all up on his back about it. Anyhoo from what I saw in the paper and on the news some people in Edmonton went and did some stuff to his statue in protest.

As for the whole booing the anthem thing, from what I understand the people in Montreal did it a couple of times and then they were asked not to by a former player. While in Calgary, people have been cheering everytime that the anthem is played, which apparently brought tears to an american dignitaries eyes, and it's also something that the american players on the flames find moving.

**Tanya&Fritz** · 03-29-2003, 09:02 AM

Originally posted by tatsxxx11
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.

Sandra, we have to remember that at another Montreal game they booed the Canadian National Anthem

This is a VERY sensitive topic in Canada so I'll stop now so the thread doesn't go that way

**tatsxxx11** · 03-29-2003, 09:29 AM

Tanya, that's been done here as well. American athletes turning their backs of the flag, etc. So sad!

**Tanya&Fritz** · 03-29-2003, 09:49 AM

Sandra, since this thread seems to be about everything under sun

, I wanted to let you know that a friend of mine lives in the suburbs of Boston and apparently it's not very far from Cape Cod at all. Wouldn't it be fun if I went down for a visit???

p.s. I will bring some Canadian beer with me. No point drinking watery beer