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An upcoming NAS concert encouraging Canadian youths to register to vote is in jeopardy after the venue pulled out of hosting the event.
Students groups at Carleton University and University of Ottawa, who have organised the Rock The Vote concert, have been banned from using the Ottawa Congress Centre on 1 October (07).
Isaac Cockburn, vice-president of student issues for the Carleton University Students’ Association, claims the Centre’s vice president of food and beverage, Peter Seguin, said the building had an anti-rap policy.
Cockburn says, "He in fact said that he’d had over 200 requests for hip-hop shows that he’s turned down over the past couple of years. He said that it was an increased security risk and that it was a vulnerability that the Congress Centre was not willing to take on." The students allege the centre’s vice-president of client services Paul Keogh said they had made the decision because Nas’ lyrics promote gun violence.
The groups are now seeking another venue to host the gig.

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