Showing posts with label Canada. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Canada. Show all posts

Thursday, June 16, 2016

The national anthem of Canada will be made gender neutral

The house of representatives of the canadian Parliament voted on Wednesday to rewrite the text of the national anthem by making it gender neutral. According to the proposal, the English version of the national anthem, the words «the hearts of your sons are burning with love for you» will be replaced by «our hearts are burning with love for you», according to Reuters.

Friday, January 8, 2016

Protesters in Canada oppose $10.5bn deal with Saudi Arabia

 Hundreds of protesters have taken to the streets of the Canadian capital demanding that the government cancel a multibillion arms deal with Saudi Arabia in the wake of the execution of 47 prisoners, including a Shia religious leader.

Friday, November 20, 2015

Canada, US, Ukraine vote against UN resolution condemning glorification of Nazism

Third Committee of the UN General Assembly on Thursday adopted a resolution on measures against the glorification of Nazism, neo-Nazism and other practices that facilitate the escalation of modern forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and intolerance related to them.

Monday, June 1, 2015

First Nations People : Thousands walk for 'reconciliation' in Canada

An estimated 7,000 to 10,000 people walked from Gatineau, Quebec, to downtown Ottawa Sunday in a bid to draw attention to the relationship between aboriginal people and other Canadians.