Laila El Mugammar: Every time I stand for the Canadian national anthem, I think about the song’s composer, who founded a blackface minstrel troupe. What does it mean to sing the melody of a man who wore me as a costume?
Tag Archives: O Canada
Five things we know about the ‘Lone Wolf’ Tenor
Remigio Pereira, one of The Tenors, seems to believe the earth is flat—and posts links about Alzheimer’s and fluoride
The Tenors remind us that ‘All Lives Matter’ is unhelpful at best
Why ‘All Lives Matter’ is a deeply unproductive statement—especially when you’re co-opting Canada’s anthem on national TV
Canadian artists weigh in on ‘O Canada’
Now that Bill C-210 is before Senate, and will likely become law, what do some of Canada’s artistic minds think of O Canada?
Mauril Bélanger on updating ‘O Canada’: ‘We are in 2016!’
The veteran MP on why it’s important for Canada to have a gender-neutral anthem, and on pushing legislation while fighting ALS
Maclean’s on the Hill: ‘O Canada’ may soon be gender neutral
The Maclean’s Ottawa bureau’s weekly audio debrief on all things #cdnpoli
Who gets to see themselves in our national anthem?
Evan Solomon on anthem politics
‘O Canada,’ whom dost thou command?
Peter Goldring supports a gender-neutral national anthem
Letters: ‘God keep our land?’ What about the atheists?
Our readers weigh in on the national anthem debate
Don’t mess with the national anthem
Emma Teitel sings the praises of ‘O Canada’