Chantal Kreviazuk changes the lyrics of Canada’s national anthem and sends a message to Trump

The Canadian singer Chantal Kreviazuk would probably like to revisit some parts of her rendition of the Canadian national anthem during the final match of the 4 Nations Confrontation, which took place in Boston last night (February 20), but an important detail seemed to escape many observers at the time.

Kreviazuk, who was set to perform the national anthem in hostile territory with nothing less than a nearly entire country watching her through the magic of television, did indeed allow herself to change a few words of O Canada, clearly in response to the arrogant and hostile behavior of the Trump administration and a portion of the American electorate.

The singer changed the words “in all of us command” to “that only us command,” thus reiterating Canadian sovereignty in her own way.

Subsequently, Chantal Kreviazuk posted a photo showing the passage in question written on her hand, a decision she made so as not to forget the moment.

“Because I believe in democracy, and a sovereign nation should not have to be defending itself against tyranny and fascism. I’m somebody who grew up on music that spoke to the heart and the moment, and it shaped me as a songwriter and really as a human being. I don’t think it would be authentic to me to be given a world stage and not express myself and be true to myself,” the Winnipeg-born artist later stated in an interview with the Associated Press.

Canadians will now probably forgive the singer for having missed a few notes, as one can imagine Kreviazuk’s nerves in such a moment and with such a decision.

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