Yes, we marked Canada’s one hundred and fiftieth year,
But there is something not to be forgotten I fear,
Nations survived here long before we white people came.
Yet, we bestowed upon this land
our claim.

We ignored these residents the
right to this their land,
An egregious act to be recalled
you understand.
We number this sesquicentennial
from our arrival
And celebrate the numbered
years of our survival.

This land mass is a splendid
and bountiful place.
A land of mountains, plains,
waters and endless space.
We must protect the precious
gifts we all now own
Remembering those from whom
each prize was stolen.