Canada set to make national anthem gender-neutral

[TomSea]

Canada set to make national anthem gender-neutral

The Canadian parliament is close to adopting a bill that would change the national anthem -- 'O Canada' -- to make it gender-neutral.

The bill, affecting only the English-language lyrics, would change “in all thy sons command” to “in all of us command.”

The initiative, strongly backed by the new Liberal government, overwhelmingly passed two readings this week in the House of Commons, was sent to a heritage committee then went back to the Commons for a third reading. If it passes, as expected, it would then go to the Senate and could be adopted officially this summer, or, more likely, in the fall.

After passing the second reading this week by a wide margin,  219-79, MPs on both sides of the House burst into an impromptu singing of "O Canada."

Read More At: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2016/06/04/canada-set-make-national-anthem-gender-neutral/85401218/

I can see, wanting to include women as far as that goes. Too much of this gender-bendering going on.

[Wingnut]

 Le Quebecois. Wine drinkers. Pea soup eaters. French Canadians!  Next they will have children pledging allegiance to the maple leaf. Mayonnaise on everything.  Anne Murray on the radio - all day, every day. 

[mountaineer]

Canada elected an idiot in Trudeau,  just as we may have sealed our fate by electing Odumbo. Heaven help all of us.

[Dartman]

I wouldn't count on this being passed. There is a lot of backlash about it up here.
This guy is a lot like his father, and people have long and unpleasant memories of him.

[uglybiker]

We can, like, make it about beers!
Everybody likes beer, eh?

[andy58-in-nh]

Out with the old:

O Canada! Our home and native land!
True patriot love in all thy sons command.
With glowing hearts we see thee rise,
The True North strong and free!
From far and wide, O Canada,
We stand on guard for thee.
God keep our land glorious and free!
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.

And in with the new:

O Canada! Our domicile and non-exclusionary shared land!
True non-judgmental affection in all thy persons of self-identified gender command.
With unbiased hearts we see thee leveled,
The True North non-militaristic with equal outcomes guaranteed!
From each deterministically valid perspective, O Canada,
We sit unarmed for thee.
Non-existent Deity keep our land gender-neutral and distributively just!
O Canada, we sit unarmed for thee.
O Canada, we sit unarmed for thee.

[mountaineer]

We can, like, make it about beers!
Everybody likes beer, eh?

Trudeau is a hosehead, eh.

[mirraflake]

Le Quebecois. Wine drinkers. Pea soup eaters. French Canadians!  Next they will have children pledging allegiance to the maple leaf. Mayonnaise on everything.  Anne Murray on the radio - all day, every day.

 You are contagious. I had to listen  to Uneasy Rider Last night on youtube, Low Spark of High Healed boys by Traffic a few months ago but Anne Murray is where I cut the line.
@Wingnut

[uglybiker]

...but Anne Murray is where I cut the line.

Keep it Canadian and imagine all her songs being sung by Leonard Cohen!

[TomSea]

Neil Young, Rush, the Band, Gordon Lightfoot, Guess Who, BTO; a lot of talent out of Canada and other names, even if one does not care for their music, Terry Jacks (Seasons in the Sun, a very big hit) or Jason Bieber.

[Wingnut]

We can, like, make it about beers!
Everybody likes beer, eh?

Take Off, Eh!

You are contagious. I had to listen  to Uneasy Rider Last night on youtube, Low Spark of High Healed boys by Traffic a few months ago but Anne Murray is where I cut the line.
@Wingnut

LOL!  :nometalk:
Anne Murray Yuk.  How about the male version of Anne..... Gordon Lightfoot.

Neil Young, Rush, the Band, Gordon Lightfoot, Guess Who, BTO; a lot of talent out of Canada and other names, even if one does not care for their music, Terry Jacks (Seasons in the Sun, a very big hit) or Jason Bieber.

Yeppers....The Canadians. They walk among us. William Shatner. Michael J. Fox. Monty Hall. Mike Meyers. Alex Trebek. All of them Canadians. All of them here.

[Dartman]

O Canada! Our domicile and non-exclusionary shared land!
True non-judgmental affection in all thy persons of self-identified gender command.
With unbiased hearts we see thee leveled,
The True North non-militaristic with equal outcomes guaranteed!
From each deterministically valid perspective, O Canada,
We sit unarmed for thee.
Non-existent Deity keep our land gender-neutral and distributively just!
O Canada, we sit unarmed for thee.
O Canada, we sit unarmed for thee.

That brings a tear to my eye.

[mountaineer]

It's beautiful.   

[uglybiker]

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