Ryan Reynolds at The Voices premiere at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival, Sept. 11, 2014. Reynolds was the victim of a hit and run in a parking lot of a downtown Vancouver hotel on Friday, April 10, 2015, but was not injured., Canadian actor Ryan Reynolds poses for a portrait in New York, Feb.26, 2015. Vancouver police have recommended a charge of intimidation against a 52-year-old photographer whose car allegedly struck Reynolds. Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/ AP/Victoria Will/Invision/AP

iN VIDEO: Trudeau tags Canadian celebs on Twitter to share the message: #StayAtHomeSaveLives

In a video posted to Twitter, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tagged Canadian celebrities Ryan Reynolds and Michael Bublé, asking them to take to social media to remind everyone to stay home during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ryan Reynolds quickly responded with a video, urging everyone to stay home and stay safe with a witty monologue.

Seth Rogan immediately responded to Reynold's nomination.  

"I'm in my bunker where I've emptied out all my hoarded toilet paper and Purell to record this message," Rogan said. He then nominated Lily Singh, Jay Baruchel and Shawn Mendes.

Mendes responded with a video saying, "understand that the quicker everyone realizes how serious this is, the quicker we can go back to our normal lives."

Mendes tagged Drake and Shania Twain, continuing the rapidly growing trend of Canadian celebrities speaking out about social distancing. 

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Brie Welton

Brie is a recent graduate from UBC Okanagan where she studied English and French while managing the campus newspaper. After working as an intern reporter for the summer of 2019 in her home-town of Kelowna, she rejoined the InfoNews team in March 2020 and moved to Kamloops.
Her interests range from food features and artist profiles to politics, crime and minority issues. She has a passion for story-telling and aspires to one day become a full-time court reporter.

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