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T-Day 5 on countdown to Muchmusic Election Armageddon, AKA Be Loud on Oct 14th!

So yesterday Liberal leader Stephane Dion hit ground zero of hip harmony - MuchOnDemand - for an interview with questions from young people across Canada.

I was fortunate enough to witness this interview, in all its question-ey goodness (though not lucky enough to do so from indoors) and might I say, it was quite the show.

Standing outside being part of the sign crew, watching the interview from the big screens above, really brought me back. I thought of all those afts growing up in Vancouver when I’d tune in desperately wishing I was standing at the corner of Queen and John to watch the happenings. Now that I was finally there in Toronto seeing Much for real, might I say, it’s pretty sweet. I had no idea there was a hot dog stand right at the corner! Where pop hits and Polish sausage collide is a small piece of heaven, let me tell you.

But all that aside, the interview rocked and I was glad to see Dion flex his badass answering muscles uncensored and on the spot. He talked about making post-secondary education affordable for all of us, moving away from combat missions like Afghanistan and forward to peacekeeping and aid missions in regions like Darfur. He talked about building our country’s prosperity by being at the forefront of a green economy.

Other important things that rocked about the interview included:

- Chatting with completely random passersby, who excitedly took pictures of Dion doing his interview. Wild.
- Listening to a good question by The Stills about environmental sustainability and what it means for the Canadian automotive sector.
- Watching the Much video premiere of the new Katy Perry vid. Not sure I’m feeling the whole ending though - is the moral of the story to marry Captain Noncommittal? No offense, but just because you’re back to dudes, Katy, it don’t mean you need to pick a loser.

But, oh right, the interview, which was such a cool thing to be a part of. I’m really proud to see the Liberal leader reaching out to young people and encouraging them to seize the democratic opportunities open to us. Our generation can assert its political sovereignty, we need simply to use the tools rightfully ours.

If you dug what Dion dished on MuchOnDemand and would like to get more involved in the Liberal campaign, or if you’d like to congratulate me on my mad sign-holding skillz, flip me an email at brunsdon@gmail.com.

Peace and love,
Denise
Election Sign Holder (with mad skillz) and National Youth Campaign Director, Liberal Party of Canada

Check out Denise Brunsdon live in action when she appears as a panelist on Be Loud on Oct. 14, our special Election Night results show, October 14 at 10PM ET on MuchMusic.

Posted on Thursday, October 9th, 2008 at 2:11 pm by Matt and is filed under Election 2008.

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