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Canadian candidate flies on a goose and fist-bumps an alien in bizarre ad | |
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He soars through the air on a giant Canada goose, dispatches a dragon with two-handed sword and destroys a rampaging robot by shooting lasers from his eyes. | He soars through the air on a giant Canada goose, dispatches a dragon with two-handed sword and destroys a rampaging robot by shooting lasers from his eyes. |
It’s probably safe to say that Wyatt Scott is not your everyday political aspirant. | It’s probably safe to say that Wyatt Scott is not your everyday political aspirant. |
Related: Canada election 2015: a guide to the parties, polls and electoral system | Related: Canada election 2015: a guide to the parties, polls and electoral system |
But the independent candidate in Canada’s upcoming federal election has won internet notoriety with an online election video which looks more like the outtake for a B-movie than your standard political campaign spot. | But the independent candidate in Canada’s upcoming federal election has won internet notoriety with an online election video which looks more like the outtake for a B-movie than your standard political campaign spot. |
Scott is running unaffiliated in in a sprawling British Columbia electoral district, or riding, east of Vancouver on a platform that promotes “economy, equality, and education” as its cornerstones. | Scott is running unaffiliated in in a sprawling British Columbia electoral district, or riding, east of Vancouver on a platform that promotes “economy, equality, and education” as its cornerstones. |
“In this day and age you have to come up with something pretty clever to get everybody’s attention,” Scott told the Guardian. | “In this day and age you have to come up with something pretty clever to get everybody’s attention,” Scott told the Guardian. |
“This is what we thought we could get away with without pushing the envelope too much.” | “This is what we thought we could get away with without pushing the envelope too much.” |
To make the ad, he recruited student film-makers through online classified site Craigslist and gave them “quite a bit of artistic freedom”. | To make the ad, he recruited student film-makers through online classified site Craigslist and gave them “quite a bit of artistic freedom”. |
The video was posted online in June but only started racking up online views and making the social media rounds this week. | The video was posted online in June but only started racking up online views and making the social media rounds this week. |
“We thought it was an entire flop,” Scott said. “The universe works in mysterious ways, it really does.” | “We thought it was an entire flop,” Scott said. “The universe works in mysterious ways, it really does.” |
Early in the 60-second spot, he flies through the air on the back of a giant Canada goose, wielding a sword and yells: “I’m an independent candidate and I’m here to fight for Canada.” | Early in the 60-second spot, he flies through the air on the back of a giant Canada goose, wielding a sword and yells: “I’m an independent candidate and I’m here to fight for Canada.” |
“University is too damn expensive,” he later says, before catching a man (wearing a dress) who falls from the sky. | “University is too damn expensive,” he later says, before catching a man (wearing a dress) who falls from the sky. |
“Services like healthcare and social programs should be expanded and not cut,” Scott then adds while fist-bumping an alien. | “Services like healthcare and social programs should be expanded and not cut,” Scott then adds while fist-bumping an alien. |
Scott said he decided to launch his candidacy after becoming disillusioned with party politics while running a friend’s (ultimately unsuccessful) campaign to win the Liberal party nomination in the riding. | Scott said he decided to launch his candidacy after becoming disillusioned with party politics while running a friend’s (ultimately unsuccessful) campaign to win the Liberal party nomination in the riding. |
Scott, a small business owner, concedes his chances of winning the seat “are one in a million”. | Scott, a small business owner, concedes his chances of winning the seat “are one in a million”. |
“I’m an optimist but I’m also a realist,” he said. | “I’m an optimist but I’m also a realist,” he said. |
Canadians go to the polls on 19 October. | Canadians go to the polls on 19 October. |
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