Show up and vote, Furtado tells youth
April 28th, 2011 - 1:33 pm ICT by IANSLondon, April 28 (IANS) Pop star Nelly Furtado is urging young Canadians to take part in the upcoming general elections.
The 32-year-old spent years ignoring politics and admits she used a number of excuses before finally getting involved and casting her ballot.
In a video posted on YouTube.com, Furtado said: “I’m a dummy, I used to not vote. I used to be out of the loop and feel detached from politics, like, ‘Yeah, I’m Canadian but it’s boring, I don’t know what to do, I don’t know anything - I’d rather not vote! I don’t know who to vote for? Everybody sucks, what’s the point? Voting’s lame. I’m too busy’.
“I’m over that now because I started to vote a few years ago and it feels amazing. I love voting because it makes me feel like a real citizen of this great country we call Canada,” contactmusic.com quoted her as saying.
“The youth across Canada are getting so excited about voting and that’s amazing… Show up and vote because it’s fun. It’s actually a thrill, a rush. I’m gonna be there, it’s gonna be a party! You’re voting for you, you’re voting for the youth, our demographic. Politicians cater to their audience so let’s become a part of that audience,” she added.
Canada’s 2011 general election will be held on May 2.
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