O 'Canada' Should Not Be Changed At All
The Canadian anthem “O' Canada” Should not be changed at all. The anthem is and always will be a big part of being Canadian, as well as the symbolism of Canada. The biggest thing that people remember as a kid growing is singing the national anthem in school every day and proudly standing in front of the Canadian flag. As Canada is a bilingual country it would be hard to transfer and make a new anthem that will be properly formatted for both languages without any uncanny expressions. Also as O' Canada has been the national anthem for over 32 years not there has been a lot of formal documents and government information that have quotes from the anthem. That will have to change as it would be irrelevant if the government of Canada has quotes from
the old anthem on their website and other documents.
Being Canadian holds a high standard of excellence as we Canadians are very proud of our heritage and the way we live our day to day lives. The Canadian national anthem is one of the biggest Canadian symbols. The lyrics and melody are well known around the world, It is an anthem that belongs to a country that is known for its democracy, strength, compassion and support. A lot of Canadian citizens have very fond memories of the national anthem, be it from there childhood and standing up in school to sing the national anthem or possibly from a sports event. It would be very upsetting for Canadians to give up the national anthem and have it replaced with something else. “With glowing hearts we see thee rise, The True North strong and free!” this quote shows a perfect example that Canadians take great pride in being a Canadian Citizen.
The Canadian government has included a lot of quotes and references back to the O’ Canada anthem and that will cause a lot of work and money to be wasted on something that doesn’t need to be changed. The Canadian government has included quotes from the national anthem on their website in both English and French Quoted “The true north strong and free “in English and “Une epopee des plus brillants exploits in French.” Canada being a bilingual nation would need to pay even more money to get the new song translated into 2 different languages. All of this wasted money and time would not be worth it because there is no need to change the national anthem and there is no song competing to take O’ Canada’s place.
Although there are many people that think that some lines of the anthem should be changed, it has created a lot of controversy as in the anthem it touches on a religious. When the word “God” is in the song it becomes very questionable to some. God of course is based on a Christian beliefs, we are a nation of various ethnic and religious groups bound together to make a very diverse and accepting country. The word ``God`` can be defined and used in many different contexts to resemble all beliefs and creeds. In general, immigrants of Canada see O`Canada to be a very true and powerful song. Even though people have different beliefs and cultures they don’t seem to mind the fact that the anthem mentions god.
Therefore, I have a firm and strong belief that the national anthem of Canada should not be modified, altered or changed in any way. It is evident that all Canadian citizens grew up with the national anthem and possess very fond memories of singing it during their childhood, and the amount of costs and work involved to convert to a new anthem would be seen as a useless and insignificant decision.
the old anthem on their website and other documents.
Being Canadian holds a high standard of excellence as we Canadians are very proud of our heritage and the way we live our day to day lives. The Canadian national anthem is one of the biggest Canadian symbols. The lyrics and melody are well known around the world, It is an anthem that belongs to a country that is known for its democracy, strength, compassion and support. A lot of Canadian citizens have very fond memories of the national anthem, be it from there childhood and standing up in school to sing the national anthem or possibly from a sports event. It would be very upsetting for Canadians to give up the national anthem and have it replaced with something else. “With glowing hearts we see thee rise, The True North strong and free!” this quote shows a perfect example that Canadians take great pride in being a Canadian Citizen.
The Canadian government has included a lot of quotes and references back to the O’ Canada anthem and that will cause a lot of work and money to be wasted on something that doesn’t need to be changed. The Canadian government has included quotes from the national anthem on their website in both English and French Quoted “The true north strong and free “in English and “Une epopee des plus brillants exploits in French.” Canada being a bilingual nation would need to pay even more money to get the new song translated into 2 different languages. All of this wasted money and time would not be worth it because there is no need to change the national anthem and there is no song competing to take O’ Canada’s place.
Although there are many people that think that some lines of the anthem should be changed, it has created a lot of controversy as in the anthem it touches on a religious. When the word “God” is in the song it becomes very questionable to some. God of course is based on a Christian beliefs, we are a nation of various ethnic and religious groups bound together to make a very diverse and accepting country. The word ``God`` can be defined and used in many different contexts to resemble all beliefs and creeds. In general, immigrants of Canada see O`Canada to be a very true and powerful song. Even though people have different beliefs and cultures they don’t seem to mind the fact that the anthem mentions god.
Therefore, I have a firm and strong belief that the national anthem of Canada should not be modified, altered or changed in any way. It is evident that all Canadian citizens grew up with the national anthem and possess very fond memories of singing it during their childhood, and the amount of costs and work involved to convert to a new anthem would be seen as a useless and insignificant decision.