A vote is set to take place today on whether to change the English version of Canada's national anthem, "O Canada," to remove a reference to "sons" and replace it with gender-inclusive language, iPolitics reports.
A bill seeking to change the lyric "in all thy sons command" to "in all of us command" was introduced in January, potentially allowing Canadians of all genders to see themselves reflected in the song of their country. The change was proposed by Liberal Member of Parliament Mauril Bélanger, who is slowly dying of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and had to speak in favor of the legislation using a voice generator.

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