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, 1980-3-24
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Reference number: MC2806-281
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Scope and Content
This illustration shows Peter Lougheed and Bill Davis[?] dressed as witches stirring a "blended oil price" pot containing Marc Lalonde to capture the atmosphere of the federal - provincial negotiations.
Title
Boiled in Oil
Caption
"Still a bit rich!"
Persons
Marc Lalonde
- Born July 26, 1929
- Liberal
- Advisor to Prime Minister Lester Pearson
- Principal Secretary under Pierre Trudeau starting in 1968
- Elected Liberal MP for the riding of Outremont, appointed Minister of National Health and Welfare, 1972
- Strong federalist and advisor on Quebec situation, appointed Minister of State on federal-provincial relations, 1976 to 1978
- Minister of Justice, 1978 to 1979
- Minister of Energy, 1980 to 1982 (Instituted National Energy Policy)
- Minister of Finance, 1982 to 1984
- Did not run in 1984 election
Peter Lougheed
- Born Edgar Peter Lougheed, Calgary, Alberta, July 26, 1928
- Progressive Conservative
- Elected Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Alberta, 1965
- Elected MLA for Calgary West, 1967
- Leader of the Official Opposition, 1967 to 1971
- Premier of Alberta, 1971 to 1985
- Strong stand on energy and constitutional issues
- Focused on controlling Alberta's natural resources
- Increased petrochemical royalties
- Resigned as Premier, 1985
- Resigned as MLA, 1986