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The recent Throne Speech is promoting a change to our national athem to remove the inappropriate sexist reference to "son" There is going to be a process to determine how this best be done, as yet to be determined. In 1980 the so called Weir version was changed from a secular form to the current religious form making reference to "God"
Weir version:
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! And stand on guard, O Canada We stand on guard for thee. O Canada, glorious and free, We stand on guard, we stand on guard for thee. O Canada, we stand on guard for thee!
It is my contention that Canada has become a multicultural country and reference to an entity such as god is not appropriate. If you agree that God and Son should be removed from the anthem and replaced with something more inclusive or appropriate please sign this petition.
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June 1, 2016
The momentum behind this push is proof that people are finally tired of outdated religious pandering in our national anthem. We are forcing the government to acknowledge that a secular country belongs to everyone, not just those who cling to these exclusionary lyrics.
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Pierre Trudeau's government added 'god' to O Canada lyrics. An insult to all who do not believe in god.
Your point? Son is sexist and offensive. I am a girl, and I will fight just as hard as boys to protect this beautiful country. In the anthem, was its saying is “our sons will protect our lands and command armies” What about the girls? We can do that too!
It's far time to seperate the Church and State.
It’s incredibly offensive and need to be removed.
Removing "God " from our national anthem and adding "we" makes sense because Canada is a diverse country that promotes inclusion.
Keep Canada 100% secular and not influenced by anyone's religion or personal beliefs
why remove son? just remove god not son cause son is a male offspring.
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Status: Closed — this petition is no longer accepting signatures.
Final supporters
The recent Throne Speech is promoting a change to our national athem to remove the inappropriate sexist reference to "son" There is going to be a process to determine how this best be done, as yet to be determined. In 1980 the so called Weir version was changed from a secular form to the current religious form making reference to "God"
Weir version:
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! And stand on guard, O Canada We stand on guard for thee. O Canada, glorious and free, We stand on guard, we stand on guard for thee. O Canada, we stand on guard for thee!
It is my contention that Canada has become a multicultural country and reference to an entity such as god is not appropriate. If you agree that God and Son should be removed from the anthem and replaced with something more inclusive or appropriate please sign this petition.
Updates
June 1, 2016
The momentum behind this push is proof that people are finally tired of outdated religious pandering in our national anthem. We are forcing the government to acknowledge that a secular country belongs to everyone, not just those who cling to these exclusionary lyrics.
14 Comments
Citizens must keep our land glorious and free. To keep reference to God is to force a majority faith movement on all persons singing the anthem. This includes forcing a majority faith movement on all students and school employees who are expected to sing this daily at schools across Canada. God save the Queen also needs to be dropped from all public ceremonies. Again the expectation for all persons to sing it constitutes a majority faith movement in a public sphere, which our supreme Court had ruled unconstitutional back in 2015.
Pierre Trudeau's government added 'god' to O Canada lyrics. An insult to all who do not believe in god.
Your point? Son is sexist and offensive. I am a girl, and I will fight just as hard as boys to protect this beautiful country. In the anthem, was its saying is “our sons will protect our lands and command armies” What about the girls? We can do that too!
It's far time to seperate the Church and State.
It’s incredibly offensive and need to be removed.
Removing "God " from our national anthem and adding "we" makes sense because Canada is a diverse country that promotes inclusion.
Keep Canada 100% secular and not influenced by anyone's religion or personal beliefs
why remove son? just remove god not son cause son is a male offspring.
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Citizens must keep our land glorious and free. To keep reference to God is to force a majority faith movement on all persons singing the anthem. This includes forcing a majority faith movement on all students and school employees who are expected to sing this daily at schools across Canada. God save the Queen also needs to be dropped from all public ceremonies. Again the expectation for all persons to sing it constitutes a majority faith movement in a public sphere, which our supreme Court had ruled unconstitutional back in 2015.