On Oct. 27, in front of 11 million fans who watched Game 3 of the World Series, Toronto singer JP Saxe did what is now a fairly common act during his rendition of the Canadian national anthem.

He changed one word, replacing “Our home on native land” rather than use the official version: “Our home and native land.”

It’s far from the first time someone has done this.

In 2023, at the NBA all-star game in Salt Lake City, Toronto R&B singer Jully Black did the same thing.

Two months later, at a special Assembly of First Nations meeting, Black was honoured by chiefs; she was presented with an eagle feather and a star blanket, and invited to sing the anthem — a rarity at AFN meeting.

She sang it, repeating her one-word alteration (and has sang it this way since).

I’ve witnessed hundreds of

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