Instead of singing the lyric “in all of us command,” Wainwright sang it as, "That only us command.” The change to the lyric appeared to be an intentional protest of U.S. president Donald Trump's comments on threatening Canadian sovereignty and referring to the country as the "51st state."

Heading into Game 6 of the 2025 World Series, with the title on the line, the Toronto Blue Jays have opted to honour a familiar face and bolster Canadian pride. Former Blue Jays o

Rufus Wainwright made a subtle change to the lyrics of “O Canada” before Game 5 of the World Series, which didn’t sit well with every baseball fan watching at home. Wainwright, who was born in Montreal,

In defense of Rufus Wainwright, a Canadian-American who was tasked with signing the National Anthem at Dodger Stadium prior to Game 5 of the World Series...mist

Wainwright changed the lyrics of Canada’s national anthem — which begins “O Canada/ Our home and native land/ True patriot love in all of us command” — from “in all of us command,” to “that only us command” before Wednesday’s Game 5 of the World Series between the Toronto Blue Jays and Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium.