Don't Do It Canada!

And trying to steal Zambonis. It's a slippery slope.

 

I think it's been the unofficial anthem for a lot longer than that.

Pierre Trudeau's Liberals started weaning us off the monarchy when he became PM in the late 60's. Another reason why Canadians of a certain generation--mostly dead now---hated him.

I remember people were up in arms when the government created Canada Post and got rid of the coat of arms on the mailboxes.

 

"O Canada" became the official anthem in 1980, when the lyrics were last adapted, but it was certainly heard everywhere prior to it becoming official. I can remember it being played before movies and theatres, in the 1970s and maybe even into the early '80s.

Keep in mind, "The Star-Spangled Banner" didn't become America's official anthem until 1931, almost 120 years after it was written and first popularized.

 

I always kinda like The Maple Leaf Forever -- but I like O Canada more...

 

The Star-Spangled Banner didn't become the U.S. national anthem until 1931.

 

Snappy melody but just a tad English-centric

 

Well, this explains why the color guard at the 1992 World Series flew the Canadian flag upside-down. The CNA was simply not PC, so the flag was SOL.

 

It worked when we were mainly an English-descended and -dominated society.

Whatever happened to the Family Compact and the Orange Order, anyway? ;D

 

This isn't the first time this has been brought up, I seem to remember some time in the 90s when a big deal was made about genders being singled out and the fact god is mentioned in the anthem. It was shot down back then for taking political correctness too far and being far too over sensitive and I believe it has been shot down again.

http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20100305/anthem_flip_100305/20100305?hub=TopStoriesV2

The Tories brought this up as a distraction, that is all. Why? because they just released the budget yesterday. So if they can take some attention off of something that is going to be controversial while tapping into a sense of national pride once again, so be it.

It is the same with the Americans, whenever they need a good distraction they bring back the old anti-flag burning legislation push.

It's an old trick and not even a clever one at that.

 

It's now a non-issue.

The Harper government would alienate its base if they proceeded.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/reaction-from-tory-base-forces-quick-reversal-on-anthem-lyrics-idea/article1492081/

Another Tory cabinet minister estimated that 90 per cent of the Conservative caucus was opposed to tampering with the anthem after the negative feedback it had been receiving since Wednesday.

 

Our real national anthem should be the "Hockey Night in Canada" theme.

The original version, which most of us will remember from all through the 1970s and '80s.

Complete with some video clips of when the Leafs were good, including a clip of an unmasked Johnny Bower taking a puck off the face at about the 55-second mark, and Bill Barilko's Stanley Cup-winning goal starting at about 1:20.

 

When the Leafs were good? Was that video taken via kinetoscope?