The federal government promotes
gender-neutral language.
“Flight attendant” not
“steward” or “stewardess”,
“server” not
“waiter” or “waitress”,
singular “their” rather than
“his” or “her”.
Some invent Peoplekind
to replace Mankind.
The Prime Minister’s website
has yet to join.
Activities are His visits, His speeches,
Governor General is Her Excellency,
the Monarch is still Her Majesty the Queen.
(Editor’s note: poet Shai Ben-Shalom, an Israeli-born biologist, examines current events in the Blacklock’s tradition each and every Sunday)
