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William Shatner, centre, producer Paul McNeill, left, and Jacob Medjuk, right, pictured in 2011 when he did his William Shatner Sings O Canada. Photograph courtesy of the National Film Board: Jordan Ancel

Opinion

BY PAUL H. LEMAY

August 7, 2017

VANCOUVER—Remember when William Shatner dared to narrate his own playful version of O Canada during the 2010 Winter Olympic Games, when he converted the phrase, "our home and native land," to: "our home on native land?" At the time, his genius comedic line did more than get a laugh. It succinctly ...

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