A petition is calling on Drake to inspire youth to vote in the federal election.
Karilynn Ming Ho started a Change.org petition urging the Toronto-born rap superstar to publicly encourage Canadian youth to cast a ballot in the federal election.
“In order to increase youth voter turnout, and to make this election ‘The Best We Ever Had’ I am calling upon Drake to do a short nonpartisan video PSA, broadcasted via social media before Oct 13th, to encourage Canadian youth to register and get out and vote,” Ming Ho writes in the online petition.
In the 2011 federal election, Canadians between the ages of 18-34 had the lowest voter turnout.
“As it happens, 18-34 is also Canadian rapper Drake’s largest demographic,” Ming Ho writes.
“Many young Canadians understand the language of Drake better than their own political system. But why can't these two exist in perpetuity?”
Quoting Drake song titles, Ming Ho writes that the “very best rap and hip-hop” have always been rooted in politics.
“Are you the real deal Drake? If so, then bring it. Your country needs you to represent.”
The online petition, which began a week ago, had almost reached 7,000 signatures by Wednesday night.
Canadians head to the polls on Oct. 19.
