Canada summons its 'Inner Ninja' and elects the highest charting musician MP ever
OTTAWA — Canada just elected what could be the highest charting member of Parliament in history.
The song Inner Ninja, by Classified features newly-elected New Brunswick MP David Myles. The song hit number five on Billboard Canadian Hot 100, after its release in 2013 and has racked up 5.4 million views on YouTube.
Myles won the Fredericton—Oromocto riding as a Liberal candidate in Monday's federal election, becoming part of a new minority Liberal government. Prime Minister Mark Carney's government is a handful of seats short of a majority government and will have to rely on the support of an opposition party to pass legislation in the House of Commons.
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