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Rick Mercer’s rants damaging anti-graffiti cause: Mississauga councillorMississauga is grappling with a rise in graffiti on city property, and one councillor blames an unlikely culprit: CBC comedian Rick Mercer.Councillor Katie Mahoney says Mr. Mercer’s famous rants along Toronto’s graffiti alley, an area specially designated for that use, has damaged the anti-graffiti cause.“Rick Mercer needs to know that he’s not doing anybody any good with his rants down the graffiti-tagged alley,” Ms. Mahoney fumed during a city council meeting Wednesday, suggesting the Mercer rants may have unintentionally encouraged the spread of graffiti throughout Canada. (Photo: The Rick Mercer Report/CBC)

Rick Mercer’s rants damaging anti-graffiti cause: Mississauga councillor
Mississauga is grappling with a rise in graffiti on city property, and one councillor blames an unlikely culprit: CBC comedian Rick Mercer.

Councillor Katie Mahoney says Mr. Mercer’s famous rants along Toronto’s graffiti alley, an area specially designated for that use, has damaged the anti-graffiti cause.

“Rick Mercer needs to know that he’s not doing anybody any good with his rants down the graffiti-tagged alley,” Ms. Mahoney fumed during a city council meeting Wednesday, suggesting the Mercer rants may have unintentionally encouraged the spread of graffiti throughout Canada. (Photo: The Rick Mercer Report/CBC)

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  3. yougurtloves reblogged this from nationalpost and added:
    the stupidest things I’ve heard all day.
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    wtf i live in mississauga and we have barely any graffiti here
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    ….
  8. emmatherien reblogged this from nationalpost and added:
    The more graffiti the BETTER. I love that he does his rants down those alleys, and I hate that they are trying to find...
  9. thosewhofavourfire reblogged this from nationalpost and added:
    This is absolutely stupid.
  10. bird-in-a-hat reblogged this from nationalpost and added:
    Oh, Canada.
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  12. mizshellytee reblogged this from fuckyeahrickmercer and added:
    Maybe the National Post should now be called the National Pissed Off? ;) Just a thought.
  13. voiceofreson reblogged this from nationalpost and added:
    um….naw.
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  16. fuckyeahrickmercer reblogged this from nationalpost and added:
    What. “Oh man, Rick Mercer is really funny. I should go spray graffiti up the back alley!”
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  20. dustynine reblogged this from nationalpost and added:
    Oh, yes—I’m sure all the hoodlums watch Rick Mercer and decided to go on a tagging spree because of him. Or else maybe...
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    Jesus, complaining about...problem is like complaining that you didn’t get whip on your...
  23. sarahamil reblogged this from nationalpost and added:
    Ooookay….
  24. aaronsopinions reblogged this from nationalpost and added:
    has helped raise the profile of...art in Canada then I applaud him. His
  25. luxury--problem reblogged this from nationalpost and added:
    artists are all sitting at home watching...Report thinking “Hmm. I should really go tag...
  26. telethon reblogged this from nationalpost and added:
    thats COMPLETELY ridiculous the only ones who bother watching the show are political folk and quite frankly its...
  27. freckles04 reblogged this from nationalpost and added:
    ….Really? Okay,...starters, do you think...are sitting at...
  28. ivegotsoul reblogged this from nationalpost and added:
    anti-graffiti sucks anyways.
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