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What would you ask Al Gore and David Suzuki?

As you may have heard, on Wednesday (Nov. 25) Q has the privilege hosting two of the most prominent environmental activists and spokespeople in the world: former U.S. vice-president Al Gore and scientist and broadcaster Dr. David Suzuki. And we'd like you to get in on this unique conversation. If you have a question for Al Gore and David Suzuki, we'd love to hear it. If you had a chance to address these two, what's the single most pressing question that you would you ask them?

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This Week on Q


Monday

Nov 16: The Tony Award winner and pride of the Philippines and the original voice of Kim in the epic musical Miss Saigon - Lea Salonga. You've heard her singing in Aladdin and Mulan, and today, she performs in Studio Q. And, Y2K + 10 - a decade later, Slate's Farhad Manjoo evaluates the hullabaloo. Plus, Q's Monday Sports Culture panel takes on Andre Agassi.

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Tuesday

Nov 17: Jill Hennessy - Edmonton-born TV star of Law & Order and Crossing Jordan talks about her beginnings as a singer and musician as well as an actor, and performs from her debut album, Ghost in My Head. And the legacy of Ray Browne, the man who coined "pop culture" as a term and who fought for it to be recognized as a worthy academic discipline. Plus, the broadcaster, the cable companies, the CRTC and you. And Q Screenboy Jesse Wente.

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Wednesday

Nov 18: Get your media hoaxes here! Chris Atkins on his film, Starsuckers. And Cory Monteith of TV's hit comedy, Glee. The Alberta-born, Victoria-raised young singer/actor plays jock-turned-performer Finn Hudson in the series that centres around a high-school glee club. And, Matt Austin Sadowski, the Canadian filmmaker behind Don't You Forget About Me, a tribute documentary to 80s teen film icon John Hughes. Plus, Mio Adilman's Download Down-Lo.

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Thursday

Nov 19: The acclaimed American writer Francine Prose talks about her new book, in which she argues that Anne Frank wasn't just a tragic historical figure, but a true literary genius. And, is TV improving life in the developing world? World Bank economist Charles Kenny says yes. Plus, David Hein and Irene Carl Sankoff, the husband-and-wife writers behind the Toronto musical My Mother's Lesbian Jewish Wiccan Wedding, which has its roots in their real-life experience of David's mother.

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Friday

Nov 20: Guest host Brent Bambury talks to UK chef turned food crusader Jamie Oliver talks about his latest effort in a campaign to get people to cook for themselves and eat in healthy way. And You Say Party, We Say Die - the dance punk band from Abbotsford, B.C. - are our Friday Live guests, playing from their latest album XXXX. Plus, Elvira Kurt's Cultural Hall of Shame.

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David Suzuki & Al Gore * Garrison Keillor * Lisa Ray & Paul Quarrington * Montreal band Malajube * screenwriter Robert Siegel


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