Hip-hop superstar Kanye West is performing at July 26 closing ceremony of the Pan American Games, and some Torontonians are not pleased that a non-Canadian artist was chosen for the headlining honour. The overwhelming patriotism of Canadian music fans in Toronto and beyond has launched a petition to ban West from the performance, which had already garnered over 40,000 signatures by July 17. It's also attracted international media attention and, frankly, bemusement. Our maple leaf-shaped hearts are, apparently, quite cute on our sleeves.
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Source: Entertainment Weekly.