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One of several bills introduced in the legislature would, if passed into law, eliminate a little-known rule that says students should sing &#8220;God Save The King&#8221; every school day. The provision has not been enforced in decades but was recently revived in the Mountain View School Division in western Manitoba. The move was met with public opposition from those who said it was not consistent with truth and reconciliation measures. 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