In what has become commonplace among the United States’ neighbors to the north, Canadian sports fans were once again heard booing the American National Anthem. It’s Opening Day in Major League Baseball and the Toronto Blue Jays were hosting the division rival Baltimore Orioles at the Rogers Centre for the first game of the season.

As the team’s singer for the day belted out the ‘Star-Spangled Banner’, Blue Jays fans were heard jeering the song with light boos throughout the stadium. Unlike other sporting events in the wake of US President Donald Trump choosing to declare an economic war upon Canada, the booing here was on the lighter side.

But after Trump chose to impose large tariffs on Canadian goods and threatened to annex them as the ’51st state’, the nation has been in an uproar as tensions between the two countries have been higher than ever – leading to anthems being booed and American flags being taken down from major cities.

That animosity is less pointed toward America as a whole, but rather at the person occupying the White House. ‘There’s a reason why, Canadians, when they go to a hockey game, are booing the American national anthem,’ Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Mélanie Joly told BBC Newsnight’s Victoria Derbyshire on Tuesday.

‘It’s not against the American people. We’re the best friends of the American people. We have many, many friends and families south of the border. We’re the ones who know the Americans best. We’re in their North American reality every single day.

‘But what Canadians are sending as a message to the Trump administration is that we don’t agree. We’re insulted. We’re mad. We’re angry, and that’s enough.’ Those tensions have spilled over into the world of sports where, since the posturing and economic retaliation began, Canada has had the Americans’ number.

At the ‘4 Nations Faceoff’ – a one-off international tournament held in lieu of the NHL All-Star Game – the Canadians beat the USA in overtime thanks to a goal from Connor McDavid.

This came after Trump called the team prior to the title game and many American hockey players praised the President. Canada’s dominance over the US continued this past weekend, when the Canadian men’s soccer team beat the USMNT in a third-place game at the CONCACAF Nations League in Los Angeles.

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