My blog post from February 28, 2010 marveled at the amazing ability during the Olympics for people to spontaneously break out into singing Oh Canada on the streets. It was a wonderful feeling, and the energy was terrific (although now everyone in Vancouver seems to be having a hang-over of sorts - everyone seems lethargic here now...)
One of the things I marveled at was how everyone knew the words to the anthem - considering how many times they've been changed, it was surprising. So of course now (this started yesterday) the politicians in the nation's capital want to change the words again.
But everyone knows what they are now!
So the politicians want it to be more gender-neutral, sure, that would be nice... but no one will be able to sing the song anymore! After the words "Oh Canada" everyone will be muffing it again!
Nice idea, but couldn't they have gotten it all correct the last time they changed a large portion of the words? How slow are these people? Are they going to change it again in another 20 years? Can we really trust them to get it right this time and then stop picking at it? Is this the last time this will happen?
These are all questions I'd rather not have to ponder... I don't think I'll like the answers.
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