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Rick Mercer
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Talking to Canadians
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published
2021
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7 editions
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The Road Years: A Memoir, Continued . . .
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2023
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4 editions
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Rick Mercer Final Report
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2018
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5 editions
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A Nation Worth Ranting About
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2012
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4 editions
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Rick Mercer Report: The Book
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2007
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4 editions
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Streeters: Rants and Raves from This Hour Has 22 Minutes
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1998
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3 editions
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“What does it mean to be a Canadian? Not only is it a wildly pretentious way to start a book, it is also a question that has beguiled us since day one.
Canada has been called a lot of things. We have been called one of the world's greatest democracies. We have been called a shining beacon of hope for those fleeing tyranny. Readers of the Toronto Star will know us as an evil construct built on the shame that is colonialism.
And, of course, we have been called stunningly beautiful and a terrible place to winter.
We are nothing if not self-deprecating. We pride ourselves on not taking ourselves too seriously.”
― The Road Years: A Memoir, Continued . . .
Canada has been called a lot of things. We have been called one of the world's greatest democracies. We have been called a shining beacon of hope for those fleeing tyranny. Readers of the Toronto Star will know us as an evil construct built on the shame that is colonialism.
And, of course, we have been called stunningly beautiful and a terrible place to winter.
We are nothing if not self-deprecating. We pride ourselves on not taking ourselves too seriously.”
― The Road Years: A Memoir, Continued . . .
“Prime minister of Canada. Can you imagine a better job?”
― The Road Years: A Memoir, Continued . . .
― The Road Years: A Memoir, Continued . . .
“But I will say this: one of the drawbacks to life in Toronto is that it is very hard to escape. It's possible. But for the most part, if you want to get out, it means taking your life in your hands and travelling on Highway 400.
Ontario is Canada's largest and most populated province, Toronto the country's largest city, so it is only fitting that Toronto has a modern highway that functions as a racetrack filled with millions of cars that act as if they're fleeing for their lives. Before you hop on the 400 and go for a spin, it's a good idea to get your affairs in order.”
― The Road Years: A Memoir, Continued . . .
Ontario is Canada's largest and most populated province, Toronto the country's largest city, so it is only fitting that Toronto has a modern highway that functions as a racetrack filled with millions of cars that act as if they're fleeing for their lives. Before you hop on the 400 and go for a spin, it's a good idea to get your affairs in order.”
― The Road Years: A Memoir, Continued . . .
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