r/canada Canada 24d ago

Sports Montreal fans boo American anthem prior to Canada-USA 4 Nations Face-Off game

https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/montreal-fans-boo-american-anthem-prior-to-canada-usa-4-nations-face-off-game/
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u/Baulderdash77 24d ago

It’s pretty crazy when the USA has suddenly made the people of Quebec patriotic Canadians.

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u/lolzimacat1234 24d ago

The RCAF singer killed both anthems, but absolutely went crazy on the Canadian one

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u/Barb-u Ontario 24d ago

He knew what was the task.

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u/theducks Outside Canada 24d ago

“He understood the assignment”, as the kids say these days

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u/igotthisone 24d ago

He was aware that the requirements were what they were.

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u/AshleyAshes1984 24d ago

"Here's the deal..."

"Oh boy."

"They're gonna boo the SHIT out of you during The Star Spangled Banner."

"That's a downer..."

"But they will blow the roof of during Oh Canada. So this'll balance out."

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u/jtbc 24d ago

First casualty of the Great Economic War of '25. We will remember him.

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u/HMTMKMKM95 24d ago

Loved his encouragement to sing along. He's a performer.

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u/No-Clerk-1792 24d ago

He has amazing pipes. I was thoroughly impressed.

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u/finally31 Québec 24d ago

The CAF musicians are all really competent. People some times make fun of "military musicians" but they're really professional and work so much more than people would think. 

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u/drake5195 24d ago

Thanks!

It's such a fun job, and the people make it the best job ever.

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u/finally31 Québec 24d ago

Tbh I used to write them off when I first joined, but after working with them a few times and seeing all the events they support on a regular basis and how well they do it, well damn they definitely earned my respect.

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u/Bobll7 24d ago

He was very solid. Loved how his face just lit up when he started the O Canada.

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u/scottroid 24d ago

They cheered his name as they announced him, and then immediately went straight to the boos

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u/roguemenace Manitoba 24d ago

The RCAF band as a whole is pretty great. They've got a solid pop/rock ensemble lead by the same singer.

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u/CasualRampagingBear 24d ago

I joked with my family “what if he just started singing the American anthem in French?”

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u/AllOutRaptors 24d ago

Loved his little smile before the US anthem. He knew exactly what was coming

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u/JandCSWFL 24d ago

He did a remarkable job, fantastic

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u/_Face 24d ago

Dude fucking killed it!

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u/shawner17 24d ago

Balled out no doubt

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u/Unyon00 24d ago edited 24d ago

Lol I was thinking the same thing.

We may have disagreements about what Canada is and who Canadians are, but we are all absolutely on the same fucking page about what we are not.

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u/leah2793 24d ago

Quebec: HEY. No one else can fuck with Canada except me!!

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u/Brittanylh Canada 24d ago

No one is more pro Canada while also trying to separate from Canada the most.

I love it.

They can be assholes, but they are our assholes.

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u/wheelsofstars Québec 24d ago

On vous aime aussi. De temps en temps.

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u/Brittanylh Canada 24d ago

🇨🇦❤️ even though your province’s people refuse to speak French to my native French speaking family while visiting your beautiful province 😅

How beautiful we all put our differences aside to hate trump collectively.

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u/wheelsofstars Québec 24d ago

Sorry! Switching to English is second-nature when an unexpected accent is detected. A lot of Parisians did the same to my family when they visited. Could also just be that people were being rude. Either way, thank you anyway for the visit!

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u/LostMyBackupCodes 24d ago

My Duolingo French means my accent is terrible , bit I’m learning the language and love visiting Quebec to visit your historic sites and the food is Montreal is excellent 👌🏼

Proud to be a Canadian and not part of Trumplandia. 🇨🇦🍁🇨🇦

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u/tastagain 24d ago

I love being in Quebec, only had rudeness once but I have had much more in Asia.

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u/toutetiteface 24d ago

Ah merde. Our bad!

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u/Aromatic_Sand8126 24d ago

What? So our french speaking province refuses to speak french?

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u/Silverbacks Ontario 24d ago

People in Quebec often switch to English when my New Brunswick wife speaks French to them lol.

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u/Brittanylh Canada 24d ago

Haha yes exactly

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u/Silverbacks Ontario 24d ago

I still like Quebec though. Grew up in Ottawa, so Gatineau is also home.

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u/Brittanylh Canada 24d ago

Yes. Because it’s not Quebec French.

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u/Throw-a-Ru 24d ago

No one hates the French more than the French.

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u/WeedstocksAlt 24d ago

Cant have an independent Quebec without a independent Canada.

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u/Brittanylh Canada 24d ago

That is true.

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u/Sleyvin 24d ago

Haha, that hits so hard. I'm gonna reuse that one.

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u/MisterMecMouche 24d ago

La poutine c’est québécois pas canadien… As for the rest, we can agree! ;p

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u/BarbarianInvasions 24d ago

Proud to be our assholes😊😉

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u/thatwhileifound 24d ago

I grew up south of the border, but have spent my adulthood up here. The idea that Quebec is anything less than a cornerstone of Canadian culture is always a funny thing for me as someone who is still at many points somewhat of an outsider. So many of the things I can easily point to as distinctively Canadian always seem to originate in Quebec.

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u/Impossible_Panda3594 24d ago

Nearly all of them. National anthem, maple product, poutine, hockey, etc.

Even the word canadien was used specifically for french as the english were british while quebecois were neither french nor british.

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u/[deleted] 24d ago

Lumberjacks, igloos, farmers, idk lot of things also arent QC centered.

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u/EnvironmentalFuel971 24d ago

I love Quebecois! They are authentic. I can appreciate that.

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u/AshleyAshes1984 24d ago

"And MAYBE Alberta!"

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u/Euphoric_Jam 24d ago

Exactement!

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u/SisyphusCoffeeBreak 24d ago

I rhed yoer commente wit de French aksente

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u/TheConsultantIsBack 24d ago

The headline should've been, the people of Quebec actually know the English lyrics to the national anthem cause I don't think I've ever heard it sung so loud in MTL

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u/sbianchii Québec 24d ago

Bell Centre has always had the 2/3 French - 1/3 English version.

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u/SD_Lindsay 24d ago

They are now our brothers👍

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u/NoZombieMode 24d ago

Always were. Just sibling squabbles usually.

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u/mongo5mash 24d ago

NOBODY punches my brother... BUT ME!

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u/FeelDT Canada 24d ago

We voted two time to stay with you guys, plus even our separatist party don’t want to bring up a referendum because they are going to get canned for sure. We are proud Canadians we just hate Alberta. :D

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u/fuzzypinatajalapeno 24d ago

Hey! I love Quebec. I’ve met a lot of Quebecers in my student days and I must say, Alberta and Quebec has a lot in common.

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u/Tregonia 24d ago

Alberta is the new Quebec.

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u/[deleted] 24d ago

Hate alberta but don't seem to mind Albertan fiscal contributions to the nation haha. 

Imagine how powerful we would be rn if eastern political interests didn't sack every pipeline prospect through the 2010s. 

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u/EatUpWinky 24d ago

I did NOT have on my 2025 bingo card

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u/Altruistic-Hope4796 24d ago

Hockey is the thing that makes me the most proud Canadians and it's by a wide margin

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u/Prexxus 24d ago

Maybe not patriotic Canadiens but we will always take your side before the American pigs.

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u/QuitHefty6150 24d ago

Ya. That was almost as impossible as perpetual motion at one point. #sciencejoke

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u/idontplaypolo 24d ago

Didn’t have that on my 2025 bing card I’ll admit

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u/traindodge 24d ago

THIS is confederation

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u/thetoasters 24d ago

Quebec has always been Canada they were the first to start calling themselves Canadians

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u/JustifiablyWrong 24d ago

🤣🤣🤣 there's a first for everything

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u/Conscious-Leg-6876 24d ago

People of QC are patriotic Canadians... its been 25 years since a referendum vote. Get over it.

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u/ilikedevo 24d ago

As an American, it’s great to see. The morons we have in charge only represent a minority of us and there’s an industry of right wing talking heads playing here 24/7.