Rufus Wainwright made a not-so-subtle change to the Canadian national anthem ahead of Game 5 of the World Series on Wednesday night at Dodger Stadium. Article content

The Montreal-raised singer performed O Canada in both English and French, but just a few beats in, he swapped out “true patriot love in all of us command” to his version — “True patriot love that only us command.” Article content Article content

If the lyric change rings a bell, then you may remember when fellow Canuck Chantal Kreviazuk made the same tweak during her performance at the 4 Nations Face-Off hockey final in Boston earlier this year.

Kreviazuk defended her version , insisting she was standing up for Canada amid U.S. President Donald Trump’s “51st state” comments, which were rampant at the time.

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