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Posted byCanuckin/canadians-Jun 01, 2016 at 8:26 PMΔ

MPs debate changing O'Canada to gender neutral language tonight

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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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  • CanuckJun 01, 2016 at 8:27 PMΔ

    I found this very interesting:

    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."

    Belanger, a long-time Ottawa MP, has seen his health deteriorate since he learned last fall he has an incurable and fatal neurogenerative disease called amyotrophic lateral sclerosis — also known as ALS, or Lou Gehrig's disease.

    'Canada is all of us': Ailing MP Mauril Bélanger makes case for change to O Canada Mauril Bélanger's bid to revise O Canada to get 2nd hour of debate May 30 He introduced his private member's bill in January using a voice generator that converts text into computerized speech, the first time one had been used in the Commons.

    • weffeyJun 01, 2016 at 8:59 PMΔ

      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.

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