Toronto school plays O Canada in Arabic on Oct. 7 anniversary A Toronto high school broadcast O Canada in Arabic on the morning of the second anniversary of the Hamas Oct. 7 terrorist attack on Israel that left more than 1,200 people dead.

(Juno News) A Toronto high school broadcast O Canada in Arabic on the morning of the second anniversary of the Hamas Oct. 7 terrorist attack on Israel that left more than 1,200 people dead.

Earl Haig Secondary School, one of the Toronto District School Board’s largest high schools, played the Arabic version of the anthem over the PA system for all students and staff to hear.

A source at the school confirmed the incident in an interview with True North, describing it as “a surprise to most of us.”

“They have a CD that includes O Canada in English, French, Métis, Farsi, and Arabic,” the source said. “Today, they decided to play the Arabic one.”

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