This Hour Has 22 Minutes: Season 17
Season 17 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of This Hour Has 22 Minutes Season 16.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 17 Progress Shield
Episode 1
Sep 28, 2009
In the premiere show we get to know the real Stephen Harper, take a look at an obscure religious practice and help people prepare for the H1N1 virus. Special guest: Kathleen Philli
Episode 3
Oct 13, 2009
This week Mark Critch meets the youngest Mayor in Canada and we feature the new sequel to Flashpoint. Special guest, Susan Kent.
Episode 4
Oct 20, 2009
This week on 22 Minutes we unearth a previously unheard Michael Jackson duet and we interview two very famous dead people. Special guest, Susan Kent.
Episode 5
Oct 27, 2009
Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff and Geri Hall have a 'Girl's Night'. And General Rick Hillier talks to Mark Critch about his new book. Special guest, Carly Heffernan.
Episode 6
Nov 3, 2009
This week on 22 minutes: A new H1N1 Vaccine song for Canada from a group of prominent musicians, Premier Danny Williams (Mark Critch) reacts to Hydro Quebec's purchase of New Bruns
Episode 7
Nov 17, 2009
Shaun Majumder returns and we get H1N1 words of wisdom from Osama Bin Laden.
Episode 8
Nov 24, 2009
Shaun Majumder catches up with hockey star Sidney Crosby at the Olympic Torch Relay in Halifax; Wife Swap with the Foleys and Karzais.
Episode 9
Dec 1, 2009
What would David Suzuki be like if he were a wrestler? Why should you be cautious when posting photos on Facebook? The answers, this week on 22 minutes.
Episode 10
Jan 12, 2010
The Republic of Boyle with singing sensation, Susan Boyle (Cathy Jones), an interview with Raul and Fidel Castro.
Episode 11
Jan 19, 2010
A very special Being Erica, Teen correspondent Mark Jackson reports from the Waterkeeper Alliance Fundraising Event