Saturday 18 February 2012

The Justin Bieber Of Politics

Imagine a game of mini soccer with Jason Kenney the ball.

This is what an ethnic awareness day with Canada the so-called "Minister of Curry in a Hurry" is like.

Wherever he goes - a prayer ceremony, a grocery store or a festival - a crowd of fans cameratoting follows.

Sometimes it feels as if the curator with the cherubic face and personality uberambitious is actually Justin Bieber.

Tapped by Prime Minister Stephen Harper to woo the ethnic vote, Kenney's efforts bore fruit in May 2011, election. If she had to do with the Liberal disarray, Kenney efforts or other factors, the Conservatives dominate key multicultural ridings in the GTA to topple the Liberals oncepopular such as Ken Dryden and Martha Hall Findlay, finally securing their coveted majority.

Although Kenney admits he slowed awareness since the election and is grateful for a more conservative take over, the workaholic always gets on the track of voters, on average, three out of four weekends.

Postmedia News recently spent a jam-packed Saturday with citizenship, immigration and multiculturalism minister - ". Canada's next prime minister" a man with a "tickle trunk" full of ethnic costumes, a mastery of not less than 20 greeting strangers and the nickname

Here's how it happened:

That was two days before Chinese New Year when Kenney arrived in a blue silk shirt and gold traditional Fo Guang Shan Temple in Mississauga, Ontario., For a Buddhist prayer service to mark the Year of Dragon.

It held three private meetings that morning and arrived at the fashion end, about 11: 19 am

The guest of honor was escorted to the front of the room by the temple abbess Chueh Chu, who led the congregation in singing and drumming.

"I think I'll need to get some peace of mind of those blessings to the House of Commons where things are not always so peaceful," joked Kenney, having addressed the crowd of worshipers modest in Mandarin.

The move provoked an outburst of applause and laughter surprised, a typical reaction when the white Roman Catholic breaks into a foreign language.

"We should have you come to Parliament to give us all the blessings."

After inaugurating a new dragon, Kenney applauded and bopped the legendary puppet was conducted in the New Year's dance

He posed for pictures, accepted at least a dozen gifts from a bunch of leeks with a tea service, and distributed hundreds of bags containing red season greetings and a chocolate coin, while conducted through a bazaar in the basement frantic pace.

He was then out of the Vietnamese Association of Toronto Festival of Tet. He arrived at 2 am 25 with a yellow scarf with three thin red stripes, representing expatriate South Vietnamese flag many people who fled the communist country yet embrace.

It was not his only political statement during the next hourandahalf.

After an awkward photo opportunity with the Ontario Liberal Premier Dalton McGuinty and a chaotic round of pleasure-delivery within a tight VIP room, the Minister dignitaries joined some 20 colleagues for a show of drumming, dance Dragon and offering incense before he addressed the crowd.

"As we celebrate our freedom and democracy in Canada during this Tet, let us not forget those who, due to oppression by the communist government of Vietnam, are behind bars, are harassed, arrested and suffer persecution simply because of their belief in democracy or their religious freedoms, "he said, recalling the recent conviction of two Buddhist monks for distributing anti-government leaflets.

After accepting an award of appreciation of the Vietnamese community, he has done for the nearest exit.

He jumped into his SUV, slathered in hand sanitizer and goes to an Asian center in the heart of Chinatown in Toronto.

What happened next can only be described as pandemonium, China bears no pun intended.

After watching an acrobatic dance dragon, Kenney has released another pile of red pockets and threw them into the crowd that children and adults have pushed, shoved and knocked over chairs to get to the Ministerial swag.

Prudent under the gaze of several massive RCMP officers in civilian clothes - the staff could have planned things a little wild - Minister wove its way through the mall like a man on a mission.

Surrounded by security, he ran up and down three flights of stairs, happily greet each person has spent an entire entourage of spectators, a pair of dragons dressed in costumes, a musician with a massive drum purple floor on wheels and several mind blowing cymbals players scrambled to follow.

Just 40 minutes later, Mr. Kenney has slipped a door opening onto a quiet street and walked to the grocery store Lucky Moose, now famous as the owner David Chen, acquitted of assaulting and confining force of a shoplifting, inspired Bill citizen's arrest of the government now weaving its way through Parliament.

Chen Kenney calls a "classic story of immigrant success" not to speak of a "super nice guy" who tired of wasting $ 70 000 per year of goods on display and took matters into their own hands when he apprehended and detained a thief only to face arrest to do so.

Her story has prompted new legislation to define self-defense and citizen's arrest.

Ironically, visit Kenney moose almost invited a lucky flight occurred when an international student who was discovered Kenney.

Desperate for permanent residence so she could stay in the country with her Canadian boyfriend, she fled the store - races still in hand - to make up for Kenney, who had moved to another store for a photo. She quickly realized what she had done and made a hasty return to file its purchases.

Kenney final appearance of the audience was New Year's dinner at the restaurant Dim Sum King.

Tired after a day packed - it was now 19 hours - Kenney made the fans wait as beelined to the bathroom on arrival.

Take care not to be confused with the Korean Chinese guests, Kenney worked the room before taking the microphone.

It boasts an official apology from Stephen Harper for the Chinese head tax, the abolition of travel visas for visitors from Taiwan and the creation of an advisory from Health Canada on Chinese medicine.

While Harperite always faithful to one of the few long leashes in the Cabinet would never admit he likes the sound of it, the city of Toronto Con. Raymond Cho parting words for the minister certainly resonated.

"Jason Kenney, Canada's next prime minister and the best friend of the Asian community," Cho acclaimed in their last respects to the minister before he leaves.

Sources: Calgary Herald

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