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Originally Posted by MarchHare
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Except having God in the song is not part of the tradition. The line "God keep our land glorious and free" was only added to the English translation of the anthem in 1982, because at the time, it was the politically-correct thing to do. Prior to 1982, the line was simply "O Canada, glorious and free".
If you're big into keeping traditions alive, one would think you'd support restoring the lyrics of our national anthem to their previous state.
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Aye. I suppose that being born in 1978 has stifled my knowledge of the true history of O Canada (which, presumably, has been discussed in this very thread).
Colour me surprised that in 1982, God got inserted into the anthem. Sounds more like an 1882 motion.
Either way, I still say leave it. Who here knows the lyrics of O Canada? Changing it now just seems... so.... 1882.