‘O Canada’ almost gender neutral

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‘O Canada’ is one step closer to becoming gender neutral.

Ailing Liberal MP Mauril Belanger was in the House of Commons as his private member’s bill to render ‘O Canada’ more gender neutral cleared one final hurdle. As the vote began, Liberal MP’s stood and applauded Belanger, who sat in the house in his wheelchair. Many flashed him a thumbs-up sign, his trademark gesture, as their votes were registered. When it was done, the entire house broke into an impromptu rendition of ‘O Canada’.

The legislation still requires the approval of the Senate, which means Belanger, who was diagnosed last November with Lou Gehrig’s disease, may not live to see it become law.