#CANADA: Parliament Votes To Make National Anthem Gender Neutral

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Canada’s Parliament voted overwhelmingly last week to pass a bill aimed at making the country’s national anthem gender-neutral. Bill C-210, which passed 219 to 79, proposes to switch just two words in the lyrics of “O Canada” — changing “in all thy sons command” to “in all of us command” in one verse.

#RUSSIA: Communist Party Seeks Fines For Defaming Current & Old Soviet Flags; Licenses For Use By Businesses

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The Communist Party has prepared a bill introducing fines for unsanctioned use or distortion of the Russian state flag and coat of arms, as well as state symbols used during the Soviet era. The bill, if passed, would introduce fines for those who use Russian state symbols without a license.

#ITALY: Nationalist Ptys Criticize American Military's Ebola Containment Plans in Italy

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Luca Zaia, the speaker of the Veneto Assembly and a member of the nationalist Northern League, has criticized plans by the American military to quarantine US soldiers returning from Liberia in Italy while they are tested for Ebola. Members of other parties also expressed concern.

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Anti-Immigrant Nationalism On Display During Unity Day [world politics news]

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Fed. NDP Ldr Opposes Quebec Bill to Ban Public Employees Wearing Religious Garb [world politics news]

Federal NDP Leader Tom Mulcair has come out against the "principal" of a leaked Quebec secularism proposal to ban public employees from wearing religious head coverings and other religious symbols at work.

JAPAN: China Warns US of Rising Japanese Nationalism Amid Island Dispute [world politics news]