The Canadian Press Published on Friday, Jan. 11, 2008 11:41AM EST Last updated on Monday, Mar. 30, 2009 2:42PM EDT
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's fiddling Premier has joined a quirky local campaign to persuade late-night host David Letterman to visit the province.
The idea stems from Halifax actress Ellen Page's appearance on Letterman's Late Show, during which Mr. Letterman mentioned that he would like to visit Nova Scotia some day.
The local CBC Radio morning show latched onto the comment, and started urging listeners to send in their own top-10 lists of reasons why he should take a trip to the Maritime province.
Premier Rodney MacDonald joined in this week, reading his own list and fiddling on a video that has been posted to a government website and was shown on local TV news broadcasts.
On the video, Mr. MacDonald pokes fun at the names of local landmarks including Balls Creek and Shag Harbour, and says Mr. Letterman will not have lived until he has been chased by a “love-struck moose” on the Cabot Trail.
The Premier, an accomplished musician, says his No. 1 reason is his own fiddle playing, which he demonstrates on the video while step dancing.
There's no word on whether Mr. Letterman has seen the video, or whether he is considering the invitation.
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