Rick Mercer Report

Season 7

19 episodes · Sep 29, 2009

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  • S7E1

    September 29, 2009

    Sep 29, 200921m

    Rick starts the season with a trip to Whistler, BC where he bungee jumps with Rick Hansen. This year marks the 25th anniversary of Hansen's 'Man in Motion' marathon wheelchair tour. Also, CHarmony - the online dating site for Conservatives, outtakes from Michael Ignatieff's ads and Rick Rants about the bloodsport of Canadian elections. Plus, Rick kicks off this year's Spread the Net Challenge.

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  • S7E2

    October 6, 2009

    Oct 6, 200921m

    Rick joins the crew of the legendary Bluenose II and then races three cars chained together.

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  • S7E3

    October 13, 2009

    Oct 13, 200921m

    Rick trains with a Sea King Squadron and participates in a naval boarding party; War of 1812 re-enactment.

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  • S7E4

    October 20, 2009

    Oct 20, 200921m

    Rick trains with the competitors of ``Battle of the Blades''; annual Giant Pumpkin Weight-Off and Boat Race.

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  • S7E5

    October 27th, 2009

    Oct 27, 200921m

    Rick is in Niagara Falls indoor skydiving with Rush guitarist Alex Lifeson, and then they hang out at Lifeson’s Toronto bar where Rick gets a guitar lesson. Rick also goes behind the scenes on Parliament Hill to find out what makes the place tick— he changes the Peace Tower flag, conducts a tour, among other tasks.

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  • S7E6

    Noverber 3rd, 2009

    Nov 3, 200921m

    This week Rick checks into the world of fashion at Toronto’s annual Fashion Week. He gets an overview from Jeanne Beker, chats with Canadian designers, and even joins the models on the runway. He is also in Burnaby, BC at Electronic Arts to see how video games are developed from start to finish.

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  • S7E7

    Noverber 17th, 2009

    Nov 17, 200921m

    This week Rick is in London, ON training with members of Canada’s national wheelchair rugby team. Later, he goes to Toronto’s Royal Winter Fair and checks out some ‘super dogs’ in action — a wide variety of canines who dance, catch frisbees and perform other amazing feats.

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  • S7E8

    November 24th, 2009

    Nov 24, 200921m

    Tonight Rick is in Edmonton for the 35th annual Canadian Finals Rodeo event. He joins the season’s top point-getters for this grand season finale — Rick barrel-races, does trick riding on a horse, and even helps to get the stock animals in order backstage. Later, he’s north of Toronto getting a fly-fishing lesson from a pro.

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  • S7E9

    December 1st, 2009

    Dec 1, 200921m

    Tonight Rick is in Montreal to train and compete with the women of the Montreal Roller Derby; he follows with a trip to Grand Manan Island in the Bay of Fundy, for a lesson in lobster fishing.

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  • S7E10

    January 5th, 2010 (Best of 2009)

    Jan 5, 201021m

    A look back at the best reports of 2009 to start off 2010.

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  • S7E11

    January 12th, 2010

    Jan 12, 201021m

    Rick is in Vancouver taking a pre-Olympic look at how the airport functions—he checks out baggage-handling, security, emergency services, and even helps getting birds off the runway. He also goes ice sailing on the Bay of Quinte in Trenton, Ontario.

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  • S7E12

    January 19th, 2010

    Jan 19, 201021m

    Tonight Rick is in Jasper National Park learning all about how the avalanche control and rescue team works and even experiences first-hand how ace rescue dog Starksy performs his duties. Later he goes on a date to the West Edmonton Mall with leader of the upstart Wild Rose Alliance party, Danielle Smith.

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  • S7E13

    January 26th, 2010

    Jan 26, 201021m

    Tonight Rick is at the National Figure Skating Championship in London, ON. He tries synchronized skating and national Olympic-bound champs Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir give him an ice dance lesson. Later he’s off to Alberta’s Elk Island National Park for the annual bison round-up.

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  • S7E14

    February 2nd, 2010

    Feb 2, 201021m

    Tonight Rick goes west to check out bobsled action–he’s in Rossland, BC for Canada’s longest-running winter carnival and partakes in the homemade bobsled race down the frozen main street. Then he is in Calgary where our Olympic Women’s Bobsled team, headed by Kailie Humphries, shows him how it’s really done.

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  • S7E15

    February 9th, 2010

    Feb 9, 201021m

    Rick visits Calgary’s hotbed of Olympic training with Olympic medalist Kyle Shewfelt to find out how the cutting-edge ‘Own the Podium’ science program is preparing our athletes to win a record number of medals in Vancouver.

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  • S7E16

    March 2nd, 2010

    Mar 2, 201021m

    Rick is in The Pas for the annual Northern Manitoba Trapper’s Festival where he tries out events from moose-calling to flour-packing, and then he has lunch with NDP leader Jack Layton at his eco-friendly Toronto home.

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  • S7E17

    March 9th, 2010

    Mar 9, 201021m

    Rick finds out first hand how the Toronto Marine Unit makes harbour ice rescues and later goes to an Outdoor Adventure Show where he does some white-water rafting, rock climbing, and learns to scuba dive.

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  • S7E18

    March 16th, 2010

    Mar 16, 201021m

    Rick goes to the Toronto Bike Show and visits the Spread the Net Student Challenge winners at Simon Fraser University and the University of Ottawa.

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  • S7E19

    March 23nd, 2010

    Mar 23, 201021m

    Tonight Rick is at the Paralympics. In Vancouver, he checks out the action with Rick Hansen, joins the sledge hockey team, and goes ziplining with former mayor Sam Sullivan. He’s also in Whistler with gold medalists Brian and Robin McKeever and meets Canada’s paralympians in the Athletes’s Village.

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