Dal News

Subscribe to Dal News

Most Commented

News Archive

Thou dost in us command?

- March 4, 2010 O Canada needs to be tinkered with?" />

O Canada

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

The anthem we heard sung repeatedly during the Olympics may be changed.

In Wednesday’s throne speech, the Conservative government indicated it will ask Parliament to examine the original wording of the anthem.

Officials said later a parliamentary committee will study whether the phrase “In all thy sons command” should be changed to “Thou dost in us command,” which the Prime Minister’s Office says is the wording from the original version.

What do you think? Should the words in O Canada be revised to become more gender neutral? Add your voice to our discussion.

 

 

 

Comments

All comments require a name and email address. You may also choose to log-in using your preferred social network or register with Disqus, the software we use for our commenting system. Join the conversation, but keep it clean, stay on the topic and be brief. Read comments policy.

comments powered by Disqus