c/CanadaPolitics · by Six@kbin.social · 3y

Trudeau 'open' to changing O Canada lyrics, says it's up to Canadians | CBC News

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trudeau-change-o-canada-lyrics-1.6894687

The prime minister says he's not opposed to the idea of changing the lyrics of Canada's national anthem, but said any rewrites will only come after consultation with Canadians.

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Six@kbin.social · 2 pts · 3y (1 reply)

But Trudeau did not commit to any specific lyrical changes on Saturday.

"I'm open to the changes that Canadians want to see," he said.

On this particular issue, I think this is a reasonable stance to take. That said, my question is how you determine if Canadians want the change. A full referendum is obviously overkill. So what do you do? Opinion polling? Plebiscite? Consultation/research?

sendingmath@kbin.social · 1 pts · 3y

I doubt there's that much appetite for it, after how rewriting the anthem went last time. Trudeau is being careful with this.