Political satirist and TV personality Rick Mercer has won the Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour.

The CBC star captured the $25,000 prize for his memoir B次元官网网址淭alking to Canadians,B次元官网网址� published by DoubleDay Canada.

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Mercer edged out fellow nominee and CBC star Mark Critch, who was up for his memoir B次元官网网址淎n Embarrassment of CritchB次元官网网址檚,B次元官网网址� published by Viking Canada and the inspiration for CBCB次元官网网址檚 B次元官网网址淪on of a Critch.B次元官网网址�

Saskatchewan writer Dawn Dumont was also up for her novel B次元官网网址淭he Prairie Chicken Dance Tour,B次元官网网址� published by Freehand Books, about an unlikely group of Indigenous dancers who embark on a tour of Europe.

As runners-up, Critch and Dumont each win $4,000.

The winner was announced Saturday at a 75th anniversary gala dinner at the Leacock Museum in Orillia, Ont. Because the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted previous events, the bash also celebrated the winners and runners-up of 2020 and 2021.

The Canadian Press

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