(then-Governor of Iowa Tom Vilsack was fooled by this one). various political controversies involving one or more Canadian provinces. discussion of then-Prime Minister of Canada Jean Chrétien, such as claiming that he was Canada's first Asian Prime Minister or that he just achieved a rare political feat called a "Double Double" (a nickname for a cup of coffee with two scoops of sugar and two creams) in which he received support from both sides of the Canadian parliament. Mercer fooled American TV personalities David Hasselhoff and Jerry Springer into believing that Chrétien was a small-town mayor who just issued a proclamation to them, while Mercer introduced himself as a journalist named "Jean Chrétien" to game show host Louie Anderson, who failed to note the identity of the then-Prime Minister. In one of the feature's most famous moments, future President George W. Bush failed to correct Mercer when he falsely referred to Chrétien as "Jean Poutine" (see below). congratulating the Canadian government on building a dome over its "national igloo" (apparently a downsized version of the United States Capitol made out of ice) to protect it from global warming (one of the interview subjects so fooled was then-Governor of Arkansas Mike Huckabee, whom Mercer later stated had asked off-camera if this was a "controversial igloo"). changing the words in the Canadian Anthem and asking Americans to sing it. congratulating Canada for officially joining North America. congratulating Canada for moving the capital city from Kingston, Ontario to Toronto (the actual capital is Ottawa, and then-Vice President Al Gore failed to correct Mercer regarding Toronto being the capital). asking Americans for their opinions on the US bombing/invading Saskatchewan. asking university students and professors to sign a petition against the Saskatchewan seal hunt and the Toronto polar bear hunt. asking Americans to condemn Canada's practice of euthanizing senior citizens by setting them adrift on Northern ice floes. asking Americans how many states Canada has (Canada has provinces and territories, not states). Saying that global warming is causing Canada's polar ice caps to melt and break in two, resulting in a bipolar Canada, and that the two polar caps can be joined back together with the use of tugboats. He further asks if America would assist in curing bipolar Canada with the use of tugboats, and that Canada will be using a big tugboat named Theodore. Convincing tourists at Mount Rushmore that the mineral rights