O Canada
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| Adopted | July 1, 1980 |
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| Music | Calixa Lavallee |
| Composers | Calixa Lavallee |
| Key | 2023-10-02 16:35:10 |
| Lyricists | Calixa Lavallee |
| Adolphe-Basile Routhier | |
| Robert Stanley Weir | |
| Lyricist | Calixa Lavallee |
| Robert Stanley Weir | |
| Adolphe-Basile Routhier | |
| Adopt | July 1, 1980 |
| Also known as | French: O Canada |
| Recordings | Big Sugar |
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| ID | 2432428 |
About O Canada
"O Canada" is the national anthem of Canada. The song was originally commissioned by Lieutenant Governor of Quebec Théodore Robitaille for the 1880 Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day ceremony; Calixa Lavallée composed the music, after which words were written by the poet and judge Sir Adolphe-Basile Routhier.
Why singer Jully Black changed one word in Canada's national anthem
Feb 21,2023 5:21 pm
... Ms Black, who was born and raised in Toronto, said she quit singing the national anthem, O Canada, a few years ago after a number of indigenous communities in Canada said they had found evidence of unmarked graves on the grounds of former residential schools...
Canada protests: Police begin to make arrests at Ottawa protest
Feb 19,2022 3:52 am
... Some of the remaining protesters formed a line in front of approaching officers, linking arms and singing O Canada - the national anthem...