Booing the US anthem at events is a much better way to express national pride and solidarity. The entire point of Canadian nationalism is that we are not flag-waving, anthem-proclaiming people — those are Americanisms. Flag-flying here is a sign of un-Canadian closed-mindedness
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1. That stuff is for Yanks (and wacko extremists)
2. National identity is expressed here through our acts, our institutions, our communities; national symbols are signs of insecurity and weakness