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Tate McRae is catching heat north of the border — and now fellow Canadian hitmaker DJ Frank Walker is weighing in on the Olympic controversy.<\/p>\n
TMZ Sports caught up with Walker at the Tight Ends and Friends bash in the Bay Area amid the backlash over McRae appearing in a Team USA-leaning Winter Olympics promo \u2026 and he made it clear where her loyalty should lie.<\/p>\n
Team Canada, baby.<\/p>\n
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“You\u2019ve gotta ride for Team Canada,” Walker said. “I feel like she got a bag for it. I don\u2019t think she needs the money, but maybe she saw a good business opportunity. She’s from Canada. You’ve gotta rep Canada a little bit when you get that chance, you know.”<\/p>\n
The controversy around McRae sparked social media outrage from Canadian fans who accused her of switching sides. Tate later tried to cool things down by reminding followers she\u2019s proudly Canadian.<\/p>\n
National pride matters. Still, Walker wasn’t throwing McRae under the bus … instead suggesting she\u2019s got time to win Canadian fans back.<\/p>\n
“I feel like Tate can redeem herself,\u201d he said. “She’s Canadian at heart … I think she\u2019ll be back for Team Canada when the Olympics come around.”<\/p>\n
The DJ also used the moment to hype Canada\u2019s insane music pipeline — shouting out megastars like Justin Bieber, Drake, The Weeknd and Shawn Mendes as proof the country punches way above its weight culturally.<\/p>\n
Walker says that legacy makes representing Canada extra meaningful … especially for artists like McRae, who’ve blown up globally.<\/p>\n
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