English News Weekly

 This week's English News Weekly podcast reports on a historic decision by Canada's parliament to alter, slightly but also significantly, the words to the country's national anthem. The vote in the Canadian House of Commons means that O Canada will be the first national anthem to change its words and become Gender- neutral. Why has Canada made this choice? Was there any opposition to the decision? Will other countries follow Canada? English News Weekly will try to explain all... (PDF) Download MP3