| Liberal MP Mauril Belanger wants to make the English lyrics of Canada's national anthem gender neutral by replacing the reference to "all our sons" with "all of us." (Holly Caruk/CBC) |
A Liberal backbencher's bid to make O Canada more gender neutral by replacing the reference to "all thy sons" with "all of us" in the English lyrics seems set for defeat after several Conservative MPs — including the parliamentary secretary to the citizenship and immigration minister — spoke out against it during the opening round of debate on Monday morning.
In an impassioned address to a sparsely populated House of Commons, Ottawa Vanier Liberal MP Mauril Belanger argued that the change was not just necessary, but overdue.
"There are many reasons we would want to sing "in all of us command,'" he noted.











