Comedian Rick Mercer used his show’s ‘Rant’ segment to make fun of the pandemonium surrounding the arrival of two giant pandas from China last week.

Canada Mercer offers plan for ‘Harper-Iggy smackdown’ Comedian Rick Mercer has stepped forward with an offer to host a one-on-one debate between Stephen Harper and Michael Ignatieff.

SIMON: Stephen Harper's been prime minister since 2006 - hard to stay popular as a prime minister for nine years. MERCER: Well, of course. Anything past eight years, you're really taking your chances.

CBC political satirist Rick Mercer discusses the follies of the campaign that led to Monday's vote in Canada. Mercer says scandal and a botched election campaign have provided lots of material for ...