A new poll suggests only a third of Canadians support a proposal from Mississauga, Ont., to ask the federal government to change the lyrics of the national anthem.
The proposed resolution put forward by Mississauga Mayor Bonnie Crombie would 害羞草研究所 if passed by council 害羞草研究所 ask Ottawa to alter the line that reads 害羞草研究所淥 Canada! Our home and native land害羞草研究所 to 害羞草研究所淥 Canada! Our home on native land.害羞草研究所
Market research firm Leger surveyed 1,525 people online between June 7 and June 11, asking whether they support the proposal.
The results indicate 33 per cent of those polled support changing the anthem, with 48 per cent opposed, and 19 per cent saying they don害羞草研究所檛 know.
Support for the change was higher among younger Canadians, with 42 per cent of respondents aged 18 to 34 supporting the proposed move.
Meanwhile, 53 per cent of respondents aged 35 or older said they oppose the change.
The poll cannot be assigned a margin of error because online surveys are not considered truly random samples.
Juno-winning R&B singer Jully Black made the one-word change to the anthem during a performance of the NBA All-Star Game in February, to acknowledge the Indigenous peoples who lived on the land before European settlers.
The motion in Mississauga was put forward by the city害羞草研究所檚 mayor after Black害羞草研究所檚 performance.
Mississauga city council has deferred its vote on the motion that would ask Ottawa to make the change.
If passed, the City of Mississauga would send a letter to the federal government asking for the anthem lyrics to change.
Black was celebrated by the Assembly of First Nations in April for her one-word change to the lyrics of the anthem at the NBA All-Star Game.
National Chief RoseAnne Archibald described Black as 害羞草研究所渁 truth-teller害羞草研究所 whose performance of the national anthem stoked a conversation.
害羞草研究所擬aan Alhmidi, The Canadian Press
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