Manitoba's MLAs may soon be showing off their singing pipes — and their Canadian pride — on every legislative sitting day.

A recent surge in Canadian pride has prompted the Manitoba Legislative Assembly to review its daily protocols and consider mandating the singing of O Canada.

A growing constellation of communities, from the Blue Mountains, Stratford to St. Catharines, and others, are reinstating the national anthem as part of their proceedings. Many more municipal councils ...

“We sing ‘O Canada’ all the time — we just did it on Sunday,” government house leader Nahanni Fontaine told reporters when she was asked about the subject before it was officially introduced.

If approved, the national anthem would be sung after the prayer and land acknowledgment that currently open daily sittings.

the proud flourish of the national anthem could be heard prior to any discussions that took place. From the rise in Canadian flag sales to shoppers putting their hard-earned dollars into Canada ...

but NDP House leader Nahanni Fontaine sounded receptive when she told reporters the national anthem is commonly heard inside and outside the legislature. "We sing O Canada when our bills receive royal ...