When we first heard that Guy Laliberte  the founder of Cirque du Soleil ,was paying 35 million dollars to be the first Canadian space tourist, our reaction was ” What a  wasteful indulgence.There are people in the world who can really use the money!”  Laliberte known as a maverick businessman, French Canadian success story and Canada’s version of Richard Branson is not without controversy. He is currently embroiled in a bitter divorce battle and was the subject of an article about sex and drugs fuelled parties he threw for Cirque de Soleil in Macleans magazine. ( Cirque de Soleil has refuted the allegations).

Yet, when we learned that the major goal of the mission was to organize a series of worldwide concerts in order to create awareness for the need for clean water and water preservation for a charity Laliberte created,we could not be more proud!

The concerts are being streamed LIVE RIGHT NOW and the outpouring of pride for a fellow Canadian is really tremendous. So many Canadians are posting on the live feed of their pride of being Canadian and for Guy as a World citizen and as a Canadian!

Way to go Guy Laliberte!

SHOW UPDATE: the show is over please go to www.onedrop.org to get involved.

It was an incredible event which brought together artists, singers and performers from 14 countries around the world. Some highlights included performances by U2, Shakira, Joss Stone and appearances by Al Gore and Canada’s top environmentalist David Suzuki.

At the end of the show Guy Laliberte said” All for Water and Water for All”! Amen!

see more coverage of the event here and here

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Tags: charity, cirque de soleil, concerts, Guy Laliberte, one drop, org saving water, water preservation

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