Dick, since you asked, I don't like pseudo-patriotism wrapped up in a flag. It tends to make kids figure it's all right to go out and get killed because some ambitious and corrupt politician or church leader thinks negotiation is not as sexy as war. There's oodles of "Canadianized" traditional music, but "This Land" has an anthemic feel to it, and when I hear audiences proudly sing the "new" words, I just wish they'd try to dig a little deeper into their own musical heritage.

Rick