Canadian anthem singer changes lyric to protest Trump’s 51st state remarks

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The anthem singer who performed the Canadian anthem prior to the 4 Nations Face-Off championship game Thursday night changed a lyric in O Canada as a response to US president Donald Trump's repeated remarks about making the country the 51st state.

Publicist Adam Gonshor in an email to the Associated Press confirmed Chantal Kreviazuk changed the lyric from in all of us command" to that only us command" and confirmed Trump's 51st state comments were the reason why. During Canada's 3-2 overtime victory, Kreviazuk told the AP she did it because I believe in democracy, and a sovereign nation should not have to be defending itself against tyranny and fascism".