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MPs debate changing O'Canada to gender neutral language tonight
MPs debate changing O'Canada to gender neutral language tonight
The lyrics to O Canada were a hot topic in the House of Commons tonight. MPs debated an effort by dying Liberal Mauril Bélanger to render the national anthem gender-neutral, by replacing the line in the English version "in all thy sons command" with "in all of us command."
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I found this very interesting:
M. Bélanger has been my MP ever since I could first vote. His ALS diagnosis caught everyone by surprise. As I recall, he has put in nomination for Speaker of the House only days earlier. When my mom called to tell me, I was shocked.
As I recall, this is something he wanted to put in as a PMR last year, but the House braked for summer before he did.
I have very fond memories of M. Bélanger on a personal level, and it's hard to see him as he is now. My thought are with him and his family.