Here at Student Vote, we have been stuck in the office while all those young Canadians have been mobbing about.
We wanted to respond to Rick Mercer's call for young Canadians to vote too. So, we grabbed a camera and headed into the alleys behind SV HQ (look familiar?) and shot our own little video.
You can join the thousands of Canadians on our pledge page:
http://www.facebook.com/studentvote#!/event.php?eid=109492489134061
And follow Student Vote on Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/studentvote
I AM CANADIAN, A FREE CANADIAN,
FREE TO SPEAK WITHOUT FEAR,
FREE TO WORSHIP IN MY OWN WAY,
FREE TO OPPOSE WHAT I BELIEVE WRONG,
FREE TO STAND FOR WHAT I THINK RIGHT,
FREE TO CHOOSE THOSE WHO SHALL GOVERN MY COUNTRY.
THIS HERITAGE OF FREEDOM I PLEDGE
TO UPHOLD FOR MYSELF AND ALL MANKIND.
- adapted from John Diefenbaker (July 1, 1960)
RESPECT YOUR FREEDOM. VOTE. MAY 2nd, 2011.
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JE SUIS CANADIEN, UN CANADIEN LIBRE
LIBRE DE M'EXPRIMER SANS CRAINTE,
LIBRE DE PRATIQUER MA RELIGION COMME JE L'ENTENDS,
LIBRE D'APPUYER LES IDÉES QUI ME SEMBLENT JUSTES,
LIBRE DE M'OPPOSER À CE QUI ME SEMBLE INJUSTE,
LIBRE DE CHOISIR LES DIRIGEANTS DE MON PAYS.
CE PATRIMOINE DE LIBERTÉ, JE M'ENGAGE À LE SAUVEGARDER
POUR MOI-MÊME ET POUR TOUTE L'HUMANITÉ.
- adapté du Premier ministre John Diefenbaker (1er juillet 1960)
RESPECTEZ VOTRE LIBERTÉ. LE 2 MAI 2011, VOTEZ.
We won't have to vote in 2014 so i guess that was our last vote. 2012 is approaching.
CONTRAHABS 9 months ago