Canada as seen through the Eyes of New Brunswick Editorial Cartoonists:
The Insight and Humour of Josh Beutel and Bill Hogan
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Introduction |
Editorial Cartoon Database |
Classroom Activities
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Josh Beutel, Telegraph Journal, 1979-11-17
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Reference number: MC2806-187
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Scope and Content
The double meaning of cushion is used to display the effect of oil prices as the four Atlantic Provinces Premiers, Richard Hatfield, Angus MacLean, John Buchanan, and Brian Peckford, all hanging on to cushions floating in a sea of oil.
Title
Cushioned Oil Price
Caption
Atlantic Premiers ask for cushioning of oil price increase…
Persons
John Buchanan
- Born April 22, 1931
- Progressive Conservative
- Elected leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia, 1971
- Premier of Nova Scotia, 1978-1990. Campaigned as "Honest John".
- Tenure saw Nova Scotia enter into massive debt
- Played an important role in the patriation of the Constitution
- Strongly allied with Brian Mulroney during Meech Lake talks
- Appointed to the Canadian Senate by Brian Mulroney in 1990. Retired at age 75 in 2006
- Accused of corruption, investigated but not charged
Richard Hatfield
- Born in Woodstock, NB, April 9, 1931
- Longest-serving premier of New Brunswick, starting in 1970, stayed four terms until 1987
- Progressive Conservative
- Leader of Progressive Conservatives in NB, 1969 to 1987
- Promoted national unity and linguistic equality
- Worked for the patriation of the Constitution and a Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms as well as a constitutional accord, 1987
- Controversies include the Bricklin car venture, Point Lepreau nuclear power plant, spruce-budworm spraying and party fund-raising activities
- Arrested (and acquitted) for marijuana possession shortly before 1987 election (Marijuana allegedly found in his briefcase during the Queen’s visit)
- Defeated by Liberals 1987 (losing every seat), resigned as leader of the party
- Appointed to Senate by Brian Mulroney, 1990
- Died April 26, 1991
Angus MacLean
- Born John Angus MacLean, May 15, 1914
- Died February 15, 2000
- Progressive Conservative
- First elected as MP for Queen's, Prince Edward Island, 1951
- Minister of Fisheries, 1957 to 1963 under John Diefenbaker
- Left federal politics to take leadership of Prince Edward Island Progressive Conservative Party, 1976
- Elected Premier of PEI, 1979
- Focused on land use issues
- Cancelled PEI's participation in the Point Lepreau Nuclear Generating Station in New Brunswick
- Retired as Premier, 1981
Brian Peckford
- Born Alfred Brian Peckford, August 27, 1942
- Progressive Conservative
- First elected to the Newfoundland House of Assembly, 1972
- Newfoundland Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing under Premier Frank D. Moores
- As Minister of Mines and Energy, argued with government over control of Hibernia Oil Fields
- Won PC Party leadership succeeding Moores as Premier of Newfoundland, 1979
- Focused on the issue of ownership and control of natural resources
- Argued with Pierre Trudeau for more provincial rights
- Supporter of Meech Lake and Canada-US Free Trade Agreement
- Left politics in 1989