But there is controversy in everything

How about the Americans having “In God We Trust” on all their currency?

And all the patrotics of the US proclaiming “God Bless America!”

Surely I would hate that more than one line in our anthem if I was a non-believer.

You would also notice that the original
canadian anthem from 1908 was not without flaw:

revered trees? lordly rivers?
and what is a “Stalwart son”

“dost”? “arst”? I can only imagine little kids trying to learn this and changing those words to “dust” and “arse” (quite innocently probably because they’ve never heard this language used) and laughing endlessly.

One thing about the final bit, is that I consider Canada to be my home *and* native land in every sense of the word.

My background is Scottish, Irish, English, French, Welsh, and several other things, including native Indian. I do not claim Scotland, Ireland, England, or any of those other countries as my native land, because they’re not. If I can’t call Canada my native land, then I am a “world orphan” with no true home country.

How many years must pass before descendants of immigrants may call a land their own? (Not negating the atrocities done to aboriginal peoples.)

Again, thanks for the post!