Posted by: Jennifer Herman - Marketing Manager, National Accounts

What do you get when you bring a former Prime Minister and Rick Mercer together?

Good laughs is what you get! I was fortunate enough to be in Ottawa the day Rick Mercer taped a segment with the Right Honorable Jean Chrétien that appeared on his show this past Tuesday. As a HUGE fan of the Rick Mercer Report it was a thrill to see how his skits for the show come together behind the scenes. I was at the bookstore in downtown Ottawa where they prepared the pump jack that the Prime Minister was to pull and the table where the “sign off” would occur. The two of them seemed to be having a great time putting these skits together. Of course regular folks in the store who had come to shop were quite surprised to see Mr. Chrétien and Mr. Mercer just “hanging out” at a bookstore. Many pictures were taken and more books signed. The end result for the television show was fabulous. And of course, no Random House authors were hurt in the making of this production!