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Premier Brian Pallister has invited Rick Mercer to join him on a trek into bear country.

In a Twitter video posted Monday, Pallister responds to a comedy sketch in which Mercer mocked the premier’s actions during a recent ill-fated hike in New Mexico. The mid-November trip left the premier to suffer multiple lacerations, a broken arm and bruised ribs after being cut by cactus plants and barbed wire fences, then falling down a steep hill while his vision was blocked by a rescuer’s spotlight.

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The premier, with his arm still in a sling, smiles throughout his own apparent mock invite.

“Well played, Rick Mercer. You are, of course, my favourite CBC personality, right up there next to Mary Walsh,” said Pallister in the video. “Anyway, I just wanted to say I’m planning another outdoor excursion in bear country and I’d really like you to come along. Remember, I just have to outrun you.”

The 20-second video follows a recent Rick Mercer Report segment in which Mercer noted the premier opted to wander around the dark trail after fallen trees and flood damage to the trail slowed him down, leading him to unintentionally remain on the path after the sky grew dark.