So what's the proposed alternative: thou dost in us command. You've got to be fucking kidding me.

If you're pissed, no worries; the idea was scrapped by the Conservatives only two days after its introduction. They rethought the rewrite because of public outrage and can you blame the public?

First, the lyric in question simply means that all sons should have love for their country. I hardly believe that girls love their country less, so don’t get your ovaries in a twist. Second, thou dost in us command is so musically grotesque that even the deaf complained.

Worse, what would be next if they enacted the proposed deformation? Evolution keep are land, glorious and free? Or maybe a homage inclusive to all the religions: Jesus, Mohammed, Moses, Vishnu, keep are land... And don’t forget, there’s the French version, which is so laden with Catholic imagery that it could be considered a holy text.

To sum it up, this change was never going to happen, so why the proposal in the first place?

Why would they want to defile the anthem because a bra-burning fringe group can't get laid? Why would they want menstruate on tradition and history because one feminazi’s rug munching partner left her and she decided to complain? Well why you ladies are liberating yourselves by taking off your panties Stephen Harper is introducing the budget.

This is a brilliant ploy by Stevie to hide a budget that is only concerned with balancing the books and unconcerned with global warming or improving daycare and preschool education.

This gender-neutral scam also serves to distract us from the Afghan detainee situation which almost everyone has forgotten.

If you ladies want to demonstrate true patriot love, you should show it by getting outraged about Canada’s current problems and not an anthem composed in 1908.

So put on your panties, douse the bra-fires, put on some glasses, and criticize the government. If Canuck women can command a country, or a budget, then there is no need to change an anthem.