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22 Minutes star pulls prank on George W. Bush

The American media have become fixated on a prank pulled by This Hour Has 22 Minutes star Rick Mercer that showed U.S. presidential candidate George W. Bush doesn't know the name of Canada's prime minister.

In one of the show's regular segments, Talking to Americans, Mercer delights in asking Americans pointed political questions about Canada to reveal how little they know about their northern neighbour.

In keeping with the show's guerrilla tactics, Mercer ambushed Bush at a campaign rally in Michigan. Bush was swamped by reporters and people asking for autographs as Mercer popped out of the crowd.

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First Mercer approached Michigan state governor John Engler: "Prime Minister Jean Poutine said he wouldn't endorse any candidate in this election, now he says he believes George W. Bush is the man to lead the free world into the 21st century," Mercer said.

Mercer moved on to George W. Bush and asked for a response to the same comment.

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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/22-minutes-star-pulls-prank-on-george-w-bush-1.212339