Should politicians be willing to be satirized?

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford called the police after actress Mary Walsh and a camera crew from CBC's satirical TV show This Hour Has 22 Minutes appeared in his driveway Monday morning.

Mary Walsh, far right, playing the role of journalist Marg Delahunty of This Hour has 22 Minutes, yells a question to Quebec deputy premier Bernard Landry in 2001. (Canadian Press)"I came out of my house and I was ambushed," Ford said. "There was a lady dressed up and she was screaming my name: 'We got you Rob Ford, we got you.'" Ford said his six-year-old daughter was frightened and went back into the home.

Walsh, playing the character of journalist Marg Delahunty, was trying to interview Ford for a regular segment on the comedy show, in which Delahunty approaches politicians for surprise comedic interviews.

Scores of Canadian politicians, including former Ontario premier Mike Harris, Quebec Premier Jean Charest and former prime minister Jean Chrétien, have been subjected to Walsh's surprise approach. Most try to endure the questions in Walsh's mock interviews with good humour.

Should politicians be willing to be satirized? Does it affect your opinion of a politician when he or she appears on a show like 22 Minutes, The Rick Mercer Report or The Daily Show? Let us know what you think.



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