That's actually a pretty stupid comic. It's insinuating that the government has done absolutely nothing to help workers and is instead concentrating on fluff. Try again.

Quote***It's insinuating that the government has done absolutely nothing to help workers and is instead concentrating on fluff.***
After there time off they come up with a very lame budget and this. Yes the Government didn't give us anything more than fluff, what did you expect in return?

Political correctness is killing our country. Nothing is sacred and the correctness nazis will leave no stone unturned to achieve their objectives.
Here is a great definition of political correctness from a university contest.

"Political Correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional,illogical minority, and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible
to pick up a turd by the clean end."

What government SHRUB had absolutely nothing better to do than attact the anthem. Should find IT and send IT home. Obviously we don't need IT.

a TURD by any other name still smells like a TURD!

Thankfully the Prime Minister has listened to the outcry from Canadians and is going to leave the lyrics alone!

Come on guys/gals. I suspect most people on these posts, and at least a large percentage of Canadians dont even know all the words to the Anthem


Go to a Hockey game and watch them mumble, lip synk, and generally look embarressed every time the song is sung.

This story was put forward by the media as news, and guess what?? Most Canadians fell for it.

I think you are wrong Palopu. The media reported the conservative plans to change the wording of the national anthem to `make it gender neutral`... and Canadians seen this outrage for what it was and called them on it.

Eagleone. If half the people in this Country do not even vote, and a large percentage who do vote, havent a clue as to what the hell they are voting for, then why would you think they would care about the wording of the National Anthem and whether or not it was gender neutral.

The outrage you talk about may be applicable to certain groups of Canadians, however I suggest that most dont even know what the issue is.

The anthem kerfuffle was just a smoke screen for the sheeple; takes their minds off the lame budget.

Palopu, just because a majority doesn't feel represented by any of the 'political parties' does not mean they are not patriotic about their country and its heritage. It says more about the political parties and their lack of interest in representing traditional (dare I say conservative) Canadian views and values.

while they are at it ..maybe make the appropriate change: "our home and the natives land!"

Sorry Eagle, you're representing the vocal minority on this one. It was a overblown media story from the beginning, and yes, people fell for it.

Most people do not really care about the wording of the anthem, let alone know half the lyrics.

From the North Shore News. An editorial which I think is right on the money in all the little nuances around the story.
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True patriot love
North Shore News
Published: Sunday, March 07, 2010

LAST week, the Conservative government ran the idea of changing the lyrics of O Canada up the flagpole. A few days later, the idea was scrapped as roundly unpopular.

That's not too surprising, given the lack of groundswell evident in wanting to change the lyrics to begin with. The cynical might suggest the proposed "change" merely served to refocus some of that leftover Olympic patriotism.

Rationally, the change being floated was fairly innocuous: to alter the words "sons command" to something more gender neutral. But national anthems are hardly the stuff of logic. Their purposes are emotional, to unify citizens around their country and its ideals. People -- yes, even Canadians -- feel strongly about their anthems. Smart politicians wouldn't rush to change it.

Our anthem has many fine characteristics. It's simple and sing-able. It doesn't contain militaristic imagery. It focuses on its citizens as guardians of Canada's values.

Of course the anthem debate did accomplish one important goal -- a distraction from some of the more pressing issues of the day, including discussion of the budget.

Beyond that, the short-lived discussion told us what we already know. That most of us are kind of fond of our anthem. We prefer it sung straight up. And while some of us don't know all the words, we like the ones we have just fine.

Not bad for a short little song.

http://www2.canada.com/northshorenews/news/viewpoint/story.html?id=ddb7d4b6-20af-46c2-bb11-0d18bb03d46b