Canadian Singers The Tenors Altered The Canadian National Anthem With The Line “All Lives Matter”

Canadian vocal quartet The Tenors have caused outrage after they changed the lyrics of the Canadian National Anthem at the All-Star Major League Baseball Game in San Diego on Tuesday.

The group changed the lyrics of ‘O Canada,’ inserting the line “All Lives Matter” into one of the verses. One of the members also held up a card with the same slogan.

Specifically, the line “With glowing hearts we see thee rise, The True North strong and free!” was replaced with “We’re all brothers and sisters, All Lives Matter to the brave.” 

The All Lives Matter slogan has been strongly associated with Americans who oppose the Black Lives Matter movement – particularly in light of the recent shootings of two black men in the USA last week.

Backlash on Twitter came in thick and fast for The Tenors for altering the anthem, with people going so far as to say that the group could no longer be considered Canadian anymore, and the irony of the group being populated by four white men was not lost either.

Check out a clip of the performance, as well as some of the twitter reactions below.

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