Our Advocacy Work
July 1st, 2013
The positive responses to our video campaign in pursuit of a more inclusive O Canada are still outpacing the cranky ignorant ones, and among the most inspiring was an email I received from Toronto poet and physician, Ron Charach. He turned his attention to not only eliminating the sexism of our anthem’s lyrics, but also […]
read more...“Get me rewrite!” – a truly inclusive O Canada
Our Advocacy Work
June 29th, 2013
The following op ed, commissioned by the Montreal Gazette, also appears in today’s Saskatoon Star Phoenix. It’s like poking a hornet’s nest: Dare to suggest that the words to the English version of our national anthem should be altered to include the 50 per cent of the population they currently leave out, and you’re guaranteed […]
read more...Official sexism brought to you by Canada’s national anthem
Our Advocacy Work
June 24th, 2013
A few years ago the Conservative government threw a bone (briefly) to Canadian women, and (rashly, as it turned out) promised to update the lyrics to our national anthem to include the 50% of the population currently excluded. (Rumour has it that outspoken advocate for women, Senator Nancy Ruth, pressed her colleagues into doing the right thing — […]
read more...O Canada… Oh, Canada
