Overview
- Wainwright performed O Canada before Game 5 at Dodger Stadium and sang “that only us command” instead of the official “in all of us command.”
- Reports and clips show multiple mistakes in the French verse during the bilingual performance.
- Blue Jays fans and other viewers criticized the rendition on social media, while some commentators urged leniency given the difficulty of a bilingual anthem.
- The mishap followed JP Saxe’s earlier World Series performance that changed “our home and native land” to “our home on native land.”
- Some outlets framed the lyric tweak as a possible protest of President Donald Trump’s “51st state” remarks, though Wainwright has not explained his intent, and the Series moves to Toronto for Game 6 on October 31.