Kids at Northern Secondary School on Mt. Pleasant Road at Broadway Ave. are among thousands across the country who enjoy a rock version of O Canada as part of morning exercises. The principal at Northern, Ron Felsen, received a copy of the upbeat national anthem from the band Daylight for Deadeyes and liked it immediately. Mr Felsen is quoted in the Toronto Star today as saying “I get a lot of unsolicited. . . mail. I don’t normally respond to these things but it said ‘free O Canada’ and I was looking for some variety in our recorded versions of O Canada. They (the band) sent it to me and I listened to it and it was different. For a teenager at 8:50 in the morning when we play O Canada, I certainly thought it would wake them up,” Felsen said, with a laugh. “Now it’s part of our regular cycle. I wasn’t quite sure about the staff’s reaction but no-one has come in with any negative comments. I’ve had positive comments from a lot of the kids,” Felsen added. Toronto Star