Posted on 02/21/2025 5:58:55 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
The anthem singer who performed the Canadian anthem prior to the 4 Nations Face-Off championship game Thursday night changed a lyric in "O Canada" as a rebuke to President Trump's repeated remarks about making the country the 51st state.
Publicist Adam Gonshor confirmed to CBS News that Chantal Kreviazuk changed the lyric from "in all of us command" to "that only us command."
During Canada's 3-2 overtime victory, Kreviazuk told The Associated Press she did it "because I believe in democracy, and a sovereign nation should not have to be defending itself against tyranny and fascism."
In the post, Kreviazuk said, "I am sorry if my performance of our national anthem rubbed you the wrong way. ... I am sorry if you think that we'd be better off annexed. ... We should express our outrage in the face of any abuses of power. ... Canada, not unlike Ukraine, is a sovereign nation. Period."
In a post on X, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said, "You can't take our country — and you can't take our game."
(Excerpt) Read more at cbsnews.com ...
Play us in Baseball, Football or Basketball.
The Canadians could go back to their older anthem, The Maple Leaf Forever, which celebrates the British and Canadian victories over the Americans in the War of 1812. Of course, that would offend the French Canadians, since the anthem honors Britain and the monarchy.
It would have been nice to win, but beating Canada in hockey is like beating Mexico in soccer. The Mexicans think it’s a big deal, but in the US nobody even notices for the most part.
Everything West of Ontario should be a separate country ( West Canada? Athabasca?). Let Toromont deal with the Pepsi drinkers and the Maritimes.
I look at both games, add up the scores, we won :)
bkmk
30 minutes after the outbreak of WW3, it will back to “In all your sons command”.
::.... sovereign nation should not have to be defending itself against tyranny and fascism.”....::
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So she is complaining about Trudeau?
We could take Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. But the rest? No.
Noody cares what she changed the lyrics to. The Boston crowd was only lying in wait until she starting singing so they could return the favor and boo the hell out of their anthem. Works for me.
The Toronto Blue Jays won the World Series a couple of times...but I don’t know if any of their players were actual Canadian citizens. The Montreal Expos had to move to Washington, DC, before they managed to win a World Series (again, don’t know if they had any Canadians on their team).
My names for the new 51st state;
Since they created the new province name Nunavut;
Nunaubusiness.
Oprahoma.
Nazichusetts.
Metric Ladyland.
The State of Gooses and Mooses.
Canadian Tire Fire Pyre.
America Adjacent.
US Eh! US Eh! US Eh!
Bob.
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