Rick Mercer

“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.”

“It's a brave new world. I'm 42 years old. I certainly wasn't out in high school.”

“I'm very lucky, because my beat is current events. And events are changing all the time.”

“You know, we have main English language parties, federalist parties, and traditionally the ones to watch would be the Conservatives, who form the government, and then the Liberals.”

“The Liberal Party of Canada, heading into an election, at the last minute they always stand up and they say: We know there's people out there that want to vote NDP and God love you. But if y...”

“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 there's people out there that want to vo...”

“I am very excited to accept the role of Honorary Patron with Hope Air because of the national scope of the organization and the very real impact they have on Canadians who need to travel to...”

“In Canada you grow up - we're next to the United States. We're watching whatever you're watching. We're following your news. It's obvious that we are inundated with American cultural informa...”

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

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

“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 cup of tea.”

“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 me in a car and sunk me to the bottom of a...”

“Things are pretty good in Canada. We weathered the recession fairly well. And, of course, were up here up living here, we're watching American news and we're constantly saying, wow, it's not...”