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The province western Manitoba in Canada has made an unusual decision this year in regards to the
The Mountain View School Division, which oversees schools in Dauphin, Man., and the surrounding areas, has decided it will now include “God Save the King” in its schools’ morning announcements again.
This will be alongside “O Canada” and land acknowledgments.
At the moment, legislation in Manitoba says that parts of “O Canada” must be played at the start of the school day and “God Save the King” should be played at the end of the day.
Despite the legislation, this tradition has not been enforced for years, with many school divisions having long ago abandoned the anthem “God Save the King.”
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, Mountain View School Division chair Jason Gryba said it is up to the school division board to uphold this legislation while it is in place.
wrote in 2022 that Legislative Library’s archives showed how the singing of the royal anthem was introduced in law in 1964, five years after the Queen made her first appearance in Manitoba during a national tour.
However, the routine of doing this in schools reportedly began to fade before a reminder was issued in 1998 that children should stand to the national anthem and know the words.
The Education minister at the time, Linda McIntosh, reportedly said at the time: “It has recently come to my attention that some schools may not be respecting the requirements for daily patriotic exercises.”
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Since then, some schools have reportedly stopped doing this practice despite the fact it is required by legislation.
The news that the anthem will be played again has been met with mixed messages on X over recent months.
One person wrote: “The national anthem serves as a powerful symbol of unity and pride for Canadians, bringing us together despite our diverse differences in religion, race, gender, and more. If we don’t teach our kids this sense of unity and pride now, it may be too late for them to embrace it.”
Another said: “We’ve been over this for years, forcing kids to stand for the anthem doesn’t achieve anything.”