Chantal Kreviazuk, the Grammy-award successful singer from Winnipeg, modified the lyrics to O Canada on the 4 Nations Face-Off recreation in opposition to america on Thursday to sing “that only us command” as an alternative of “in all of us command.”
A consultant confirmed in an e mail to CBC Information that the swap was intentional in response to the annexation rhetoric coming from the U.S.
Kreviazuk, 50, posted a photograph of the adjusted lyrics written on her hand to her Instagram story.
The anthem was booed loudly forward of the 4 Nations Face-Off closing at TD Backyard in Boston, regardless of a request by the world’s public announcer for respect.
The Star-Spangled Banner was then sung in full voice by the sold-out constructing for the championship recreation of an occasion that’s a table-setter for the NHL’s Olympic return in 2026.
Singer Chantal Kreviazuk carried out Canada’s nationwide anthem at Thursday’s 4 Nations Face-Off closing in opposition to america in Boston. However as an alternative of ‘in all of us command,’ she sang, ‘that only us command.’
The boos for O Canada had been in response to the U.S. anthem getting comparable remedy at skilled sporting occasions and earlier than 4 Nations video games north of the border that began after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened tariffs in opposition to one among his nation’s closest allies.
Trump has additionally continued to muse — together with Thursday morning on social media — that America’s neighbour and shut ally ought to grow to be the “51st state.”
The president spoke with the U.S. group by cellphone for 5 minutes earlier than the group’s pre-game stake.
Boos stuffed the Bell Centre in Montreal each occasions the American nationwide anthem was performed forward of the nation’s video games earlier within the event. These jeers reached a crescendo Saturday earlier than the U.S. topped Canada 3-1 to qualify for Thursday’s closing.
O Canada was tepidly booed by some followers Monday at the identical Boston enviornment earlier than a 5-3 victory over Finland that booked Canada a spot within the championship recreation.
