Canada turns to reality show to pick a PM

[meegbear]

Some countries have elections. Some countries have sectarian violence. Others have civil war. But in Canada, they do things differently.

Next March four former Canadian prime ministers will take part in a reality TV show titled The Next Great Prime Minister. The four will grill contestants on their leadership qualities before picking a winner in the one-hour TV special.

While other former leaders will be strutting the world stage - Jimmy Carter worrying about democracy, Bill Clinton about poverty - former Canadian prime ministers Brian Mulroney, John Turner, Joe Clark and Kim Campbell will be donning their best clothes to question five contestants about the qualities needed to lead the nation.

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Contestants on the show, to be made by the national broadcaster, the CBC, are asked to submit a speech saying what they would do if they were prime minister.

The qualities the judges are looking for are clear: the bow-tie wearing, weak, vacillating contestant with the suspicious air should walk away with the £22,500 prize money.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,,1961335,00.html

[KingFlorez]

1. Interesting

[bryant69]

2. Wait - instead of entertaining people, let's try boring them. Maybe that'll work!

Still should be interesting.

Bryant
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