Canadians split on changing national anthem lyrics Canada
According to the online survey, which was conducted from July 20 to 24, 41 per cent of English-speaking Canadians would agree to change the first line of"O Canada" from"our home and native land" to"our home on native land," while 44 per cent disagree.
The report found that over half of younger respondents ages 18 to 34 agree with modifying the lyrics, while only 28 per cent of those ages 55 and over would support the change."Majorities of English-speaking Canadians of South Asian , Indigenous and East Asian heritage endorse the proposed change to the national anthem," said Mario Canseco, president of Research Co."Only 36 per cent of English-speaking Canadians of European descent concur.
"O Canada" has already gone through an update. In 2018, the lyrics to the English version of the national anthem were changed from"in all thy sons command" to"in all of us command" to promote gender inclusivity. Even that lyric split the country, with 48 per cent of English-speaking Canadians agreeing with the modification, while 34 per cent disagreed.for making an impactful change to the national anthem., Black explained why she chose to sing the anthem the way that she did.
"I didn't change the anthem; I spoke the truth. That's it. It wasn't written correctly," she said."How about that? Let's go back to the songwriter."
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