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On June 4th, Heather Hiscox hosted a live special on CBC Newsworld that gave young people the opportunity to ask two of the candidates running for prime minister what qualified them for the job.
Coordinated by Student Vote 2004, the forum was designed to bring young citizens into the discussion about the future of their country. Some of the questioners were flown in to St. John's from across Canada to ask the questions themselves. The questions touched on a wide variety of topics, from personal preferences and family life, to a party's stance on an election issue.
Questions from the special are featured below.
For the first question, both candidates were asked why they wanted the job of Prime Minister of Canada.
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The leaders also answered a few personal questions, ranging from whether they would share in a traditional Newfoundland screech to which current world leader they admired the most and why.
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Keira Kolson from Yellowknife asked about the funding for the Mackenzie Valley Pipeline.
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Naheed Nenshi from Calgary asked how the candidates would prevent the brain drain.
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David Prodan from Whitehorse, Northwest Territories, asked the candidates a question from Ontario about their opinions on the implementation of proportional representation in Canada.
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(Runs 2:25)
A young person from Quebec asked the leaders how much their parties would commit to provincial transfers for post-secondary education. (with translation)
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Lacee Abbott from Gander, Newfoundland asked the leaders if Canada needed to changes its consumption patterns to protect the environment.
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(Runs 2:25)
Annamie Paul from Toronto asked about helping skilled immigrants succeed in Canada.
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Danistan Saverimuthu from Montreal asked about reinforcing Canada's bilingualism. (with translation)
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The candidates were asked about their positions on same sex marriage and whether they would guide legislation through the house to legalize gay marriage.
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(Runs 2:27)
A young woman from St. John's asked how each party would reduce student
debt.
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(Runs 2:26)
Mike Ball asked the candidates about building and maintaining public transportation.
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The leaders were asked several rapid fire questions, including what their favourite U2 and Barenaked Ladies songs were.
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The candidates answered a series of questions including what aspect of the opponents platform they agreed with, what initiatives would help increase the presence of women in the House of Commons and how they could help the regions feel like equal partners.
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(Runs 4:15)
Amanda George from St. John's asked a question sent in from British Columbia about raising the standard of living for aboriginal peoples.
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Near the end of the special, the candidates were allowed to address any issue that had been raised earlier in the discussion.
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Finally, each candidate was asked to explain why Canadian voters should hire them to be Prime Minister.
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