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Rick Mercer

Photo: Canadian Film Centre from Toronto, Canada via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0

File No. 111588  ·  Adjudicated

Rick Mercer

Comedian — Rick Mercer Report, The Young and Prodigious T. S. Spivet, Bon Cop, Bad Cop

Born
1969
Birthplace
ST. JOHN'S, NEWFOUNDLAND
Citizenships
CA

Canadianness Score

🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁
5.0/ 5
Weighted across 2 scored criteria

Designation

Bleeds Maple Syrup 🍁

Born, raised, and still says “out for a rip” unironically.

Scorecard

Path A — born on Canadian soil
I. Origin
Born on Canadian soil — yes
ST. JOHN'S, NEWFOUNDLAND
Canadian parentage — not scored
No Canadian parents on record
Citizenship on record — not scored
Automatic by birth
II. Residency
Formative years spent in Canada — yes
Raised — Newfoundland
Lived in Canada by choice — not scored
Residency on record as an adult
Worked or filmed in Canada — not scored
Credits filed north of the 49th
III. Cultural evidence — not scored
Section III is recorded for the file only. Birth on Canadian soil already settles the matter.
Publicly claims to be Canadian — not scored
Says so, out loud
Canada claims them back — not scored
Claimed, enthusiastically

Fun fact

Ran a mock campaign for Canadian Prime Minister in 1993 while still in his twenties, fooling actual politicians and media with his satirical Canadian Alliance Party.

The verdict

Spent decades as the voice of Canadian political satire, from This Hour Has 22 Minutes to The Rick Mercer Report, travelling to every corner of the country and turning national absurdities into shared laughs. Born and raised in St. John's, he's as Newfoundland as they come, which means he's extra Canadian. A national treasure who made being informed about Canadian politics actually entertaining, eh.

Adjudicated by
The Standings Committee
Status
Final — appealable
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