From 1998, Linden MacIntyre with a profile of a young Rick Mercer. For years, Mercer, along with his friends at the CBC program “This Hours Has 22 Minutes” has made it clear that no one in the public eye is safe from their wicked wit. The fifth estate visited with Mercer at his base in Halifax, followed him home to Newfoundland and dug into the roots of his humour.
Subscribe for more videos from The Fifth Estate: http://bit.ly/25W8cpn
Connect with The Fifth Estate online:
Website : http://bit.ly/1d0FBxq
Instagram : http://bit.ly/25W8SLs
About The Fifth Estate: For more than five decades, The Fifth Estate has been Canada’s premier investigative documentary program. Hosts Mark Kelley, Steven D’Souza and Ioanna Roumeliotis continue a tradition of provocative and fearless journalism. The Fifth Estate brings in-depth investigations that matter to Canadians — delivering a dazzling parade of political leaders, controversial characters and ordinary people whose lives were touched by triumph or tragedy.
The Fifth Estate airs Fridays at 9pm on CBC-TV and steams on CBC GEM.