O Canada - True Patriot Love

Another excellent example of Canadians 'Standing up for Canada', Belleisle Elementary in Springfield New Brunswick, has been ordered to once again play our national anthem O Canada before classes begin.

Belleisle Elementary in Springfield stopped playing the anthem in September 2007 after two families complained about the practice.
A superintendent for School District 6 says a flood of calls and emails from across the country convinced the board to reinstate the anthem.

The issue made it to the House of Commons last week when New Brunswick MP Mike Allen said the anthem’s banning amounted to "political correctness run wild."
Belleisle principal Erik Millett defended the decision by saying only a few people had complained about the change. (Chronicle herald)

Susan Boyd, whose daughter Julie attends Belleisle Elementary, is pleased with the decision, but her fight isn't over.
A petition is circulating and people in the community would like the province to introduce legislation on the playing of the anthem in schools. New Brunswick Education Minister Kelly Lamrock has said he will do everything in his power to make morning signings of O Canada mandatory. (CTVNews)

A great job by Canadians pressuring Parliament and School District 6 to reinstate the playing of the national anthem now lets have O Canada legislated as mandatory daily singing in all schools across this great nation of ours.

God bless Canada, Canadians and our schools. Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed ... um never mind that was banned from schools long ago in the name of Political Correctness. __________________________________________________

Update: Although we have a Victory, with the daily singing of the O Canada being reinstated to this school, Erik Millett has decided that it is in his best interest to take O Canada to the Human Rights Commission.

"The only thing I really have to say at this point is that I have contacted the New Brunswick Human Rights Commission and I will be pursuing the question of accommodation around this issue of through the Human Rights Commission and hopefully some clarity will come from the ruling they provide." (said Millett)

Political Correctness is the greatest threat to our freedom.

O Canada we stand on guard for thee.

O Canada - stand on guard for thee

Belleisle Elementary School (Springfield, N. B.) principal Erik Millett of the green party removed the daily singing of our National Anthem O Canada, because a few parents found it to be offencive.

O Canada!
Our home and native land!
True patriot love in all thy sons command.

With glowing hearts we see thee rise,
The True North strong and free!

From far and wide,
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.

God keep our land glorious and free!
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.

O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.

Were those offended, feminists offended by the non gender neutrality of "True patriot love in all thy sons command"?
Were they communists offended by singing "The true north strong and free"?
Were they atheists, or worshipers of more then one god, offended by "God keep our land glorious and free" ?
Were they pacifists offended by "O Canada we stand on guard for thee"?

Were those offended also offended by the french version of O Canada?

O Canada! (translation)
Land of our forefathers
Thy brow is wreathed with a glorious garland of flowers.
As in thy arm ready to wield the sword,
So also is it ready to carry the cross.
Thy history is an epic of the most brilliant exploits.
Thy valour steeped in faith
Will protect our homes and our rights
Will protect our homes and our rights.

If you are offended and don't like our national anthem, because it fails to meet your politicaly correct vision of a homogeneous 'pinko' Kanada, don't sing along.

O Canada! we stand on guard for thee.