On Friday night at 7pm, CBC, CTV and Global Television will air "Canada for Haiti", a fundraiser to support earthquake relief for Haiti. The one-hour, commercial-free event will also be streamed online at the networks' websites and broadcast on CBC Radio Two.
Joining hosts Cheryl Hickey, Ben Mulroney and George Stroumboulopoulos are the following super duper Canadian peeps:
- Celine Dion
- James Cameron
- Michael J. Fox
- The Tragically Hip
- Jason Reitman
- Ryan Reynolds
- William Shatner
- Rachelle Lefevre
- Joshua Jackson
- Eugene Levy
- Norman Jewison
- Tom Jackson
- Will Arnett
- Brent Butt
- Hugh Dillon
- Mike Holmes
- Rick Mercer
- Alex Trebek
- Sandra Oh
- Pamela Anderson
- Justin Bieber
- Nelly Furtado
- Sarah McLachlan
- Barenaked Ladies
- Simple Plan
- David Foster
- Chantal Kreviazuk
- Raine Maida
- Measha Brueggergosman
- K'naan
- Craig Kielburger
- Wayne Gretzky
- Steve Nash
- Stephen Harper
- Michaelle Jean
Donations collected during the broadcast will go to a number of non-profit organizations including the Canadian Red Cross Society, Care Canada, Free the Children, Oxfam Canada, Oxfam Quebec, Plan Canada, Save the Children Canada, UNICEF Canada and World Vision Canada.