This Hour Has 22 Minutes - Season 12 - Eps 9: 12-9
Segments include: - the Bush-Bashing interview with Carolyn Parrish that cost the Liberal MP her place in the party's caucus. - Gilles Duceppe in Toronto trying to show the softer side of seperatists. - Interview with the Saskatchewan RoughRiders assistant GM about the wide kick that cost them the playoffs. - Chernobyl 18 years later. - An interview with a Nova Scotia Power executive about clean-up efforts after the recent storm. - The Canadian army is resupplied with only the finest in out-dated British technology. - The Bush-Powell breakup in Celebrity Couples News. - Tips to staying healthy during flu season. - Heritage Minute ""Nortel shareholders who are suckered into believing this will be the year the company gets it's act together."" - An interview with Yasser Arafat's widow about her plans for the future. - 22 Minutes Rebuttal: response to Rex Murphy's critisisms of the interview with Carolyn Parrish.
About This Hour Has 22 Minutes
Title: This Hour Has 22 Minutes
First Air Date: 1993-10-11
Last Air Date: 2025-09-16
Status: Returning Series
Rating: 6.6/10 (from 51 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 34
Total Episodes: 494
Network: CBC Television
Genres: News, Comedy
Production Companies: Unknown
Synopsis
This Hour Has 22 Minutes is a weekly Canadian television comedy that airs on CBC Television. Launched in 1993 during Canada's 35th general election, the show focuses on Canadian politics, combining news parody, sketch comedy and satirical editorials. Originally featuring Cathy Jones, Rick Mercer, Greg Thomey and Mary Walsh, the series featured satirical sketches of the weekly news and Canadian political events. The show's format is a mock news program, intercut with comic sketches, parody commercials and humorous interviews of public figures. The on-location segments are frequently filmed with slanted camera angles.
Cast
Mark Critch
Trent McClellan
Aba Amuquandoh
Stacey McGunnigle
Chris Wilson
