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Rick Mercer: People
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In September of 2005, Mercer became the National Spokesperson for the 2005 Walk For Life. The Walk for Life is a series of 132 fundraising walks across Canada that raise money for people living with HIV/AIDS. The Walk for Life is a project of the Canadian AIDS Society.
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While working as a dishwasher at the Duckworth Lunch restaurant in St. John's, Mercer noticed a group of people from the CBC dining there. He heard that the network paid good money for radio commentaries, and so, he stepped out in his dishwashing gear, and pitched them an idea right there on the spot. His commentary, on how to make politics funnier, earned him $75, the same amount he earned in a week as a dishwasher. At 19, his career with the CBC had begun in earnest. He has never stopped working for them.
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To assist him in his duties, Mercer has at times appointed a Cabinet of other, less important people. Collectively these people have been reffered to as the Cabinet of Bitter Children, or CBC. Historically, their primary function has been to make Mercer look better by comparison. Since its inception in 1994, the Cabinet has included:
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