Fans in Toronto loudly booed during the U.S. national anthem before an NBA game between the Raptors and the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday, switching to loud cheers when the Canadian national anthem began, the CBC reported.
This continued a trend after similar reactions broke out Saturday night at NHL games in Ottawa and Calgary, hours after President Donald Trump made his threat of import tariffs on Canada a reality by signing an order to impose places duties of 25% on all imports from Canada, with energy imported from Canada to be taxed at a 10% rate.
Joseph Chua, a Toronto resident at the Raptors game who chose to stay seated during the American national anthem, told CBC, "Usually, I will stand. I've always stood during both anthems. I've taken my hat off to show respect to the American national anthem. But today, we're feeling a little bitter about things.
"We were already talking about what businesses are Canadian, specifically, what are American, specifically, what to avoid. When I go grocery shopping, I will definitely be trying to avoid American products and groceries," he said.
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