On Thu, 19 Nov 1998 08:21:19 -0500 Ralph Baer wrote:
 
> One question for Canadian readers out there.  When was "O Canada"
> adopted as the national anthem?  My recollection is that "God Save
> the Queen" was still used when I was young.  It might be that RPI
> only started playing the Canadian anthem when it changed (either
> that or I didn't realize that "My Country Tis of Thee" was being
> played because the same tune was the Canadian National anthem.)
 
This is just a guess from someone south of the border.  When the dominion
celebrated its centennial in 1967 they adopted the maple leaf as its flag;
it used to be a variation on the Union Jack.  I think that's the same year
they adopted the new anthem.
 
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