Canadian political satirist Rick Mercer has caught on to a hot debate at Ottawa's Nepean High School, where a student was disqualified from running as student council president for comments the school says were "not appropriate" and "off script."

Is the most interesting story in <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/cdnpoli?src=hash">#cdnpoli</a> a student council election @ <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Nepean?src=hash">#Nepean</a> district high school? <a href="https://t.co/o25Kq5kOWz">https://t.co/o25Kq5kOWz</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/freejimmy?src=hash">#freejimmy</a> —@rickmercer

Jimmy Wang was running to become the student council president at the west Ottawa high school for the 2015-16 school year.

But school principal Patrick McCarthy disqualified Wang based on comments he made during candidate speeches.

The offending language? The word "dick."

CBC personality Mercer tweeted a link Friday to a "Free Jimmy Wang" Facebook page dedicated to getting political justice for the high schooler.

"Is the most interesting story in #cdnpoli a student council election @ #Nepean district high school?" Mercer's tweet asked.

Nepean HS Council candidate Jimmy Wang, DQ'd after his campaign .PPT jokingly referred to a friend as a 'dick' <a href="http://t.co/ocnT7XEx3j">pic.twitter.com/ocnT7XEx3j</a> —@StuMillsCBC

McCarthy issued a statement the same day.

"We understand that teenagers are continuing to develop their understanding of what is appropriate, especially with regard to humour," the statement read.

"Unfortunately, [Wang] went 'off script' and made comments which were off topic, and not appropriate."

Wang's bid for president was popular among students for his anti-establishment message, according to Grade 12 student council representative Jack MacDonald.

Wang was also deemed ineligible to be a co-president, but he was offered a place on student council. He then drafted a new student council constitution.

Though ineligible to be a co-president, Wang has been offered a place on Council & has drafted this constitution <a href="http://t.co/PbJq1rjH0T">pic.twitter.com/PbJq1rjH0T</a> —@StuMillsCBC

The CBC's Stu Mills chatted with MacDonald about Wang's disqualification, and you can hear that interview in the player below.