Tories block gender neutral 'O Canada' bill, dashing hopes of dying Liberal MP
OTTAWA -- Conservative MPs have thwarted a bid to ensure that dying Liberal MP Mauril Belanger gets to realize his dream of a gender-neutral national anthem.
Fellow Liberals, with the help of New Democrats, tried two procedural manoeuvres Friday to expedite passage of Belanger's private member's bill, which would change the second line of O Canada from, "true patriot love, in all thy sons command" to "in all of us command."
But Tory MPs blocked both.
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