Trudeau 'open' to changing O Canada lyrics, says it's up to Canadians | CBC News

Can we ditch god too? The First Nations have a different concept of religion, for one, and atheism is on the rise in Canada anyway.

They need to get rid of all the references to god.

Apparently excluding atheists is still socially acceptable though

I'm not Indigenous, but I can't help but feel that stuff like this and land acknowledgements are such empty gestures.

When it comes to inconsequential things like anthems, politicians will say "I'm open to the changes that Canadians want to see!" but you stop hearing stuff like that as soon as Indigenous people start trying to have their rights respected.

We don't sing god save the queen now that she's gone, I see no issue changing O Canada as Christian religion falls to the way side aswell.

Edit: Actually reading the article like a good lemming, I've come to realize there isn't any actual pitches lyrical changes? Must be a slow news day.

It's an awkward line as it is.

I feel like this makes it even more awkward.

I mean the word native can mean "someone born in a place". But sure it's often used to mean to reference indigenous people. But are we redefining the word native to be the same as indigenous? Are they interchangeable?

Then there's the whole "Where are you from? No I mean where are you really from?" line of questioning. Is that correct since we should think that it's not the land of anyone that's not indigenous? It's your home but not your land, even you you're born here?

It feels like a weird empty gesture by people that are well meaning, but haven't really considered what the meaning behind what they're saying. Present day sentiment is fleeting, but the words will be there long after social media has moved on to something else.

I could see the possibility that future generations could interpret it to mean something about how immigrants are making homes on land that really belongs to people born in Canada. Feels unwelcoming.

It's just really awkward. Nice sentiment and all, but too awkward.

Let's change the whole thing. Ive never liked the song.

During this year's NBA All Star game, Jully Black sang the Canadian anthem and she changed a line to "our home ON native land".

We changed it recently already, I don't see why we can't again

I'm unironically down for going full send and changing the anthem to Stompin' Tom, Out for a Rip, the Log Drivers' Waltz, or anything by Anne Murray.

Yawn. Every second he spends thinking about this is a waste, that should be spent thinking about actual problems, of which we have plenty without inventing new ones.

Jesus, please can we not? Isn't anyone else tired of this obsessive need to put our white guilt into everything? The land was conquered, it's Canada, the native people do not own this land.

I get that the formation of Canada is not morally up to code based on our values today. But I was born in Canada. It is the nation I exist under. Of course there are things I would change if I could, but I accept the circumstances of my birth, accept the Canadian citizenship, and work to make a life within this system.

Why should I be made to feel like a land thief when I was born here? This is also the home of indigenous people. They were born here too. But it is not their land anymore. Can we stop subtley teaching ourselves to act like we're squatting house-guests? Let's just accept the Canadian identity and move forward. Fighting over this is only going to create division and resentment.