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A Savage request for the PM

Dan Savage has a challenge for the prime minister.
 
Yesterday, Evan Solomon spoke to the sex and relationship columnist and founder of the "It Gets Better" project on CBC's Power & Politics.
 
The "It Gets Better" project is a grassroots campaign to help prevent suicide among gay teens.
 
It all started after two gay teens committed suicide after being bullied.
 
In response, Savage posted a video on YouTube with this simple message for gay teens: "It Gets Better."
 
The campaign went viral after celebrities and prominent politicians posted their messages to gay youth on YouTube.
 
U.S. President Barack Obama, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and British Prime Minister David Cameron are among the political leaders who posted videos with their messages of reassurance for gay youth.
 
Among prominent, national political leaders here in Canada, only Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff has posted an "It Gets Better" video.
 
Savage points out that no one from the Conservative government has yet to post a video.
 
Below is the whole interview.
 
You can see the challenge he issued to Prime Minister Stephen Harper at the 8:47 mark.

UPDATE: Jack Layton's office says the NDP leader has shot an "It Gets Better" video, but it is "in editing" right now. The Prime Minister's Office has not yet responded to a request for comment.

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