The whole idea of changing the lyrics of O Canada is silly anyway. 

Are we really this stupid? They had no intention to change the Anthem, this is just to distract you while they persue their agenda, you know, help the oil companies out, sell the media to foreign corporations, dismantle profitable crown corporations (ie Canada Post) and work hard to make sure themiddle class doesn't get in the way of the wealthy..... 

Just another case of a minority taking advantage of our ludicrous Liberal laws. In this case it's feminists, lesbians, and manhaters. 

We just sang this song daily at the top of our lungs for the last 2 weeks here in canada, I even found myself singing it alone walking down the street. So I say don't mess with our Oh Canada, leave it be. And if they think this has taken my eye of their nasty budget, they can think again, but I don't think they are that good at thinking of anyone other than the rich. eh? 

Oh my God!! Do people not have anything better than to nit pick about every little thing? Our Anthem should stay as is!!! 

Yup, Harper and his Conservative cronies are definately a bunch of manhaters. Every one of their policies shows this. Amazing the mysogynists that have crawled out of their caves lately. 

I love the Star Spangled Banner why change it ?
Thank You Queen Jean Michelle for saying no to Harpo 

Just how badly are you trying to get laid? lol

The idea was pitched, some miserable appointed hag took credit for it, and the country as a whole rejected it.

Calling the lyrics "sexist" doesn't buy you any favours. If anything, it makes you look as desperate as the useless man AND women-hating feminists that support the idea.

Just my 2cents :)  

It was a distraction, pure and simple. Have you noticed how nobody's talking about the budget, even though it's going to have a much bigger effect on the future of the country than the lyrics to "O Canada"? 

I wonder what the North American Union anthem will sound like.

I vote for bagpipes + Bjork 

oh oh canada i just farted on harpers face 57 billion times so please build me a low cost house where theres a solar panel on it and a wind generater so that i am off the grid and will live happy and so on.  

I personally don't see how "In all thy sons command" is sexist. It's certainly gender-specific, but it's not as if the line demeans women in anyway. It's not like it says "And all thy women are subservient to men." That would be sexist.

To be totally honest, I don't even know who the sons are, or what their command is. 

I have no use for the Conservative Govt.


However, isn't it just a bit odd that in the opinion of some people they were out of line for suggesting the wording be changed, and now they're even more out of line for deciding not to?


Doesn't that smell a bit like, ... well, ... the kind of small town intolerance these same people loudly proclaim to be unique to the Conservatives?

Rod Smelser 

It is evident from this discussion, and the one before, that I'm not the only one who doesn't understand what certain words in the national anthem mean. I think the government, or the people, or the historians, or the artists, or the political science professors, or perhaps a committee with representatives of all these groups, should be struck to try to figure out what the current lyrics mean. That would be a good starting point. Then we can have a national discussion on what it means to be a good and patriotic Canadian, and rework the lyrics if, in the light of the consensus that emerges, our national anthem needs to be rewritten or edited.

In the meantime, if there is anyone out there that understands the English version of the national anthem, then by all means please enlighten the rest of us. 

clearly the language is sexist by virtue of its male preference alone. Now to consider the context of the anthem that presumes to represent the women of canada, but clearly excludes them: "in all thy sons command" - that refers to the sons of canada; simply, canadian males are being referred to. To stipulate in our national anthem that it is a male-commanded country does indeed suggest the subservience of women to men. It's only captious to people who don't resent the sexist social order of the era from which the lyrics were conceived. Our daughters have a right to be recognized by our national anthem. Women and men who don't think so are indoctrinated by tradition and its sexist norms. Change the anthem ANND don't let harper get away with his budget fiasco. I look forward to the day when this country is under our sons and daughters command. What's so strange about that?