New Heritage Minute video starring Rick Mercer

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Canada’s Heritage Minute released a new short starring Rick Mercer as the mayor of Gander, Newfoundland, recalling the town’s response after the September 11, 2001 attacks. The video premiered at 9:30 a.m. Newfoundland time on YouTube and explicitly marks the 25th anniversary of those events. Posters note the cast includes Petrina Bromley, who appeared in the original Come From Away stage production, and some contributors say several performers were actual passengers or community members who experienced the 2001 diversions. Viewers reacted to Mercer’s casting with surprise that the short is a genuine Heritage Minute rather than a parody, and others praised the Minute as a fitting reminder of Gander’s hospitality that reunited displaced travelers with shelter, food, and care. Commenters also suggested the new release shows potential for reviving Heritage Minutes in the short-form video era.

Eva Holland

@evaholland.bsky.social

New Heritage Minute just dropped, starring Rick Mercer as the mayor of Gander, Newfoundland:

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Justin McElroy 🇨🇦132

I WAS NOT EMOTIONALLY READY FOR THIS SO EARLY IN THE MORNING

Susan🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇨🇦🥊🐶9

This is timely and wonderful 💖 🇨🇦 I have missed Rick.

Amanda Wong7

In an especially childish moment, I said to Sloth after I saw Come From Away, "Do you think if someone showed Trump this, his heart would grow three sizes" and he said at the moment that it happened, he was bragging that now he had the tallest tower in New York

J. Kelly Nestruck5

Petrina Bromley, the Newfoundlander who originated Bonnie in Come From Away, plays an American in this one.

Bean & Sprout's Mom5

During Operation Yellow Ribbon, Canada rescued > 200 packed US commercial airliners in need of emergency haven on Sep 11. With its military airstrip, Gander (pop 12k) took in a disproportionate # of planes. Residents even hosted stranded passengers in their homes. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operati...

jessrawk4

*laughs in trade war timing* anyways, go cry a little.

Amy 🇨🇦2

If you didn't know, this is my corner of Canada, about a 3.5 - 4 hour drive away from my city(depends on traffic, construction, pee/snack breaks). Very important that this drops now, before the 25th anniversary, while the Orange one forgets what it's like to care for others.

Steffani Cameron 🇨🇦

@snarkysteff.bsky.social

Since about 1990, Canadians had had “Heritage Minutes” about our history that play during TV programming instead of ads. Today we get one for Gander on 9/11. It’s particularly fitting as the US government has selective memory about anything Canada has ever done to help Americans.

171h ago

🇨🇦 Bernice Hillier 🇨🇦

@bernicecb.bsky.social

Exciting!! The new Gander 9/11 Heritage Minute premieres on the @historicacanada.bsky.social YouTube channel at 9:30 a.m. Newfoundland time this morning. www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCjs...

139h ago

Vanelle 🦋🇨🇦 🎹🎤 & Buy Canadian Warrior

@vanellemusic.bsky.social

🇨🇦 Heritage Minutes are here? I didn't know? Crap, I guess I can't delete YouTube yet. Remember this day woke up late, morning sickness. My mom was taking care of my toddler. The news was on. "What's going on???" I said. "It's the end of the world," she said. We stepped up. 😢 youtu.be/wCjsUk7PchI

143h ago

Gretchen McCulloch

@gretchenmcculloch.com

Oh shit it's a real Heritage Minute, not a parody one (despite Rick Mercer being in it)

63h ago

How-Sen Chong

@how-sen.com

I’m pretty sure that a bunch of the actors in this Heritage Minute were actual passengers and community members that experienced this all 25 years ago.

82h ago

Sorry Buddy

@3cityyimby.bsky.social

Give it a watch. There's some serious potential in reviving Heritage Minutes in an age dominated by short-form video.

72h ago

Chris Axford2

I liked it but the thumbnail makes it look like it's a RMR/22 Minutes parody

Trev1

There's some Albertan short-form video content creator who did a deep dive "takedown" of the corporation and originator of the concept for being MAGA aligned (maybe so) but the new ones are so multicultural, and highlighting women and LGBTQ people that I don't really but it

ellen teapot 🇨🇦🏳️‍⚧️1

They had a great one last year about Bora Laskin, the first Jewish Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada.

Di Golding

@di-zaster.bsky.social

When Mr. Rogers said 'Look for the helpers' he was talking about Canadians. Always remember this is who we are. youtu.be/wCjsUk7PchI?...

33h ago

Disorderly Borderline 🇨🇦

@disorderlybrdrline.bsky.social

25 years ago the citizens of America were attacked And 25 years ago the citizens of Canada welcomed their Brethren into their homes. It's important to remember that Trump doesn't speak for all Americans youtu.be/wCjsUk7PchI?...

54h ago

John Walton

@thatjohn.bsky.social

💜 🇨🇦 Genuinely, the Heritage Minute is such a wonderfully Canadian thing, I love the idea so much. And also lovely to see Petrina Bromley, of the original cast of Come From Away (the musical based on the Gander-9/11 story) in this one.

31h ago

Krista Elliott

@kristaelliott.bsky.social

New Canadian Heritage Minute video dropped recently. The kicker? We'd do it again today, despite everything. youtu.be/wCjsUk7PchI?...

42h ago

Jeff Goodridge🐐🎶💨💓👻🇨🇦

@jmgoodridge.bsky.social

youtu.be/wCjsUk7PchI?... You want to know why the president infuriates me so much? WE DIDN'T HAVE TO DO THIS BIT WE DID!! We opened our HOMES to you when you had the worst day in your country's soil. We gave you food, shelter, love and care. BECAUSE WE'RE CANADIAN AND IT'S THE RIGHT THING TO DO!

46h ago

IreneE🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦

@irenee51.bsky.social

I think Gander will welcome him just as they welcomed the passengers 25 years ago, unfortunately. Did you see the Heritage Minute featuring Rick Mercer? I don’t know how to share it on here.

32h ago