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26 quotes by Rick Mercer

Richard Vincent "Rick" Mercer OC (born October 17, 1969) is a Canadian comedian, television personality, political satirist and author. He is best known for his work on the CBC Television comedy shows This Hour Has 22 Minutes and The Rick Mercer Report. He is the author of three books, based on content from the television shows. Mercer has received more than 25 Gemini Awards for his work on television.
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I'm very lucky, because my beat is current events. And events are changing all the time.

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This is very interesting because the Liberal Party of Canada, heading into an election, at the last minute they always stand up and they say: We know... →

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Do the unexpected. Take 20 minutes out of your day, do what young people all over the world are dying to do: vote.

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If someone says, hey, you know, this long weekend, let's go skydiving - I would say, no, are you nuts? I'd just as soon sit down and have a... →

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I don't believe in outing people. It's up to the individual, but there's nothing wrong putting the pressure on.

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And in Canada we, you know, it costs us three or $400 million to have an election. You know, it's always been my position that we shouldn't... →

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And in English Canada, no one really knows where the support is coming from, but Conservatives would assume that it's bleeding from the Liberals.... →

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On my job I end up jumping out of planes. Last week I got in an 18-wheeler and drove down a runway onto a skid track. The week before that they put... →

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You know, we have main English language parties, federalist parties, and traditionally the ones to watch would be the Conservatives, who form the... →

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I like to think of myself as an equal opportunity offender.

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Here's to democracy. May we get the government we deserve.

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I get to do the most amazing things. We call it Host in Peril quite often, because people love to see me risk my life or be in danger.

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It's no longer good enough for us to tell kids who are different that it's gonna get better. We have to make it better now.

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