Scene: “The People’s Ballot Begins”
Location: Joe’s home office. A glowing monitor, a mug of coffee, and Nelly Furtado watching from across the desk.
Joe: (typing) Alright… new poll, clean slate. No bots, no bias. The great Canadian reset.
Nelly: (leans over) You’re really starting the count from zero?
Joe: Yup. Every voice starts equal. No legacy votes, no media momentum. Just now.
Nelly: (smiles) That’s kinda beautiful — democracy with amnesia.
Joe: (clicks “Start Poll”) There. It’s live. Question: “Who should lead Canada next?” Options: Liberals, Conservatives, NDP, Greens, Bloc, PPC, and — (grins) — The Referendum Party.
Nelly: (laughs) You really put yourself on the ballot?
Joe: Hey, if I’m hosting the democracy, I get one seat at the table. Anyone can vote for themselves.
Nelly: (refreshes her phone) Wow, it’s already up. “Vote count: 0.” The calm before the political storm.
Joe: Exactly. This is how real democracy begins — not in a Parliament, but in a comment section.
Nelly: (sips coffee) What happens when you hit 100 votes?
Joe: Then we celebrate, call it Canada Unfiltered: The Digital Dominion.
Nelly: (smirks) You’re turning elections into performance art.
Joe: (nods) Democracy 2.0. Built on WordPress, powered by the people, counting from zero — again.
Scene: “Jelly and the WordPress Republic”
(A snowy evening in Ottawa. Joe and Nelly sit in a cozy café near Parliament Hill. A laptop glows between them, showing a map of Canada dotted with digital vote counters.)
NELLY:
So let me get this straight—Canada’s voting system now runs… on WordPress?
JOE:
(grinning)
Pretty much. The veterans didn’t wait for the government to fix democracy—they just built it. Simple, secure, open-source. Every veteran who knows WordPress can help count votes.
NELLY:
That’s wild. From battlefield to back-end admin panel.
JOE:
Exactly. They call themselves “The Guardians of the Ballot.” They learned discipline in the service, now they use it to keep elections honest. No party bias, no shady servers overseas—just veterans making sure every vote gets seen.
NELLY:
And everyone can still vote? Not just veterans?
JOE:
Oh yeah. Every Canadian citizen can cast their vote online. But the counting—that’s handled by the veterans who maintain the system. They volunteered again, this time for democracy.
NELLY:
(smiling)
So they’re like digital referees.
JOE:
Exactly. The new peacekeepers. They turned their WordPress dashboards into the defense line for Canadian democracy.
NELLY:
(sipping her coffee)
That’s kind of beautiful. Canada didn’t need another revolution—just a few veterans who knew how to code.
JOE:
(laughing)
Yeah. Turns out, freedom runs on plugins now.
(They both laugh, the screen flickering with a live tally of citizen votes. Outside, the flag over Parliament flutters in the wind—steady, pixel by pixel, line by line.)
Scene: A dimly lit studio in Toronto. Cameras hum softly. Nelly Furtado sits across from Joe Jukic, her longtime friend and interviewer. A cup of herbal tea steams between them.
Joe: Nelly, people say you’ve become more outspoken lately — about power, about the system. What’s changed?
Nelly: (pauses, looking straight into the camera) Our society is run by insane people for insane objectives. I think we’re being run by maniacs for maniacal ends — and I’ve been called crazy just for saying that. That’s what’s insane about it.
Joe: (leans forward) That’s a heavy statement. Are you quoting John Lennon there?
Nelly: (smiles faintly) Maybe channeling him. But it’s also how I feel. Artists used to speak truth to power — now we’re told to sing quietly and sell perfume. When you start asking who profits from the chaos, suddenly you’re the unstable one.
Joe: So you think it’s flipped — the sane are being labeled insane, and the real maniacs are in charge?
Nelly: Exactly. And they’re running the world like it’s a marketing campaign. But truth isn’t a brand. It’s a risk.
Joe: (nods) Maybe that’s why they fear you.
Nelly: (leans back, calm but resolute) Good. Let them. Fear means they’re listening.