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Senate committee recommends Queen’s keep ‘O Canada’ at convocation

Written on February 28, 2020. Posted in News.

Two years after the issue was raised, the Senate Committee on Academic Procedures (SCAP) recommended Senate not take up the question of whether to discard ‘O Canada’ from convocation ceremonies. The recommendation, published in a memo published Feb. 25. and included in Queen’s Senate agenda, follows...

'O Canada' lyric change is necessary for positive progress

Written on February 6, 2018. Posted in Editorials.

It’s essential that, as a country, we’re able to re-evaluate who we are as time goes on. When the national anthem no longer reflects a nation, it makes perfect sense for it to be changed. The House of Commons recently passed a private member’s bill from 2016 that will alter the national anthem. Instead...

Neutrality a necessity

Written on September 26, 2014. Posted in Editorials.

Canada’s current national anthem doesn’t accurately represent the standards of equity we should strive towards. The debate around using gender-neutral language in the national anthem will return to the House of Commons, via a private member’s bill that seeks to change “all thy sons command” to “all...

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Tag: national anthem

Senate committee recommends Queen’s keep ‘O Canada’ at convocation

'O Canada' lyric change is necessary for positive progress

Neutrality a necessity

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