Gender-neutral Anthem

• Senate approves gender neutral wording for Canada’s national anthem

  The Senate has passed a bill to make the national anthem more gender neutral, fulfilling the dying wish of Liberal MP Mauril Belanger.

  Politics

  Feb 1, 2018
  
• How a Senate amendment could wind up killing gender-neutral ‘O Canada’ bill

  The effort to change the lyrics to Canada's national anthem has stalled in the Senate a month before the updated version was set to be sung on Parliament Hill for Canada Day.

  Canada

  May 31, 2017
  
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• Hope fades for Mauril Belanger’s anthem bill as Conservatives block motion

  Mauril Belanger's attempt to change the lyrics to the national anthem have hit yet another snag in the House of Commons, even as the Ottawa MP's health continues to deteriorate.

  Canada

  Jun 9, 2016
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• Should ‘O Canada’ lyrics be gender-neutral? Other countries have tweaked their anthem in the past

  Does Canada need a gender-neutral anthem? The House of Commons is set to debate a motion Tuesday from Liberal MP Mauril Belanger to make the lyrics of O Canada gender-neutral.

  Canada

  May 31, 2016