Should we change the lyrics to “O Canada?” We seem to be split.

Years ago, William Shatner received a special award and was asked to make of a video of him “singing” “O Canada.” He made an interesting tweak to the lyrics which I thought was pretty good. Instead of “our home and native land,” he posited that it really should be “our home ON native land.”

This ad-hoc lyrical change passed without much debate back then. But back in February, Jully Black pulled the same trick during her rendition of the national anthem at the NBA All-Star Game in Salt Lake City. That caused a bit of a stir. Since then, though, a number of people have come out in favour of the change.

So what do people across the country thinks? According to a new survey:

• 41% of Anglophone Canadians love the idea
• 44% do not.
• 55% of Anglophones 18-34 are supportive
• 42% of Anglophones 35-54 like it
• Only 28% of people 55+ are behind the idea.
• Canadians of South Asian decent have the highest support for the idea at 68%
• Indigenous Canadians like it to the tune of 64%
• Canadians of East Asian decent sit at 51%.
• Only 36% of English-speaking Canadians of European decent are on board.

More analysis can be found here.