Mississauga taking down American flags 'at the request of many,' mayor says

The Canadian Press

· Posted: Mar 16, 2025 12:22 PM EDT | Last Updated: 9 minutes ago

Mississauga is the latest metropolis that says it volition halt flying the American emblem amid a commercialized warfare betwixt Canada and the U.S., on with President Donald Trump's annexation threats.

Mississauga Mayor Carolyn Parrish said successful a station to X connected Saturday that her metropolis has begun removing each American flags astatine locations on Lake Ontario and those hung astatine sports arenas "at the petition of many."

She says oversized Canadian flags person been ordered and volition beryllium installed connected each the poles astatine metropolis hall.

Parrish says galore boaters travel into the city's Port Credit during the summertime and U.S. flags had been displayed determination "to invited our erstwhile bully neighbours."

She says it is "sad 1 antheral and his postulation of enablers are disrupting the markets, distressing concern owners connected some sides of the borderline and wreaking havoc connected specified a mutually beneficial relationship."

The politician of Barrie ordered U.S. flags beryllium removed from municipal buildings including arenas earlier this month, portion West Lincoln Township assembly voted to bash the aforesaid successful that portion successful February.