Canada as seen through the Eyes of New Brunswick Editorial Cartoonists:
The Insight and Humour of Josh Beutel and Bill Hogan
Preface |
Introduction |
Editorial Cartoon Database |
Classroom Activities
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Josh Beutel, Telegraph Journal, 1980-4-23
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Reference number: MC2806-304
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Scope and Content
The similarity between the new Liberal budget and the old Conservative one is suggested by Pierre Trudeau saying, "Now heeeere's Johnny! … oops… Allan!" as Allan MacEachen takes off a John Crosbie mask.
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Mini- Boo
Persons
John Crosbie
- Born in St John's, Newfoundland, January 30, 1931
- Progressive Conservative
- Minister of Finance, 1979 to 1980
- Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada,1984 to 1986
- Minister of Transport, 1986 to 1988
- Minister for International Trade, 1988 to 1991
- Minister for the purposes of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency Act, 1991 to 1993
- Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, 1991 to 1993
- Characterised 1979 budget as "short term pain for long term gain"
- Actively promoted Canada-US Free Trade Agreement
Allan MacEachen
- Born Allan Joseph MacEachen, July 6, 1921
- Liberal
- First elected to the Canadian House of Commons under Louis St-Laurent, 1953
- Appointed Minister of Labour, 1963
- Would later serve in the following portfolios: National Health and Welfare, Manpower and Immigration, Privy Council, External Affairs, and Finance
- First deputy Prime Minister of Canada, 1977 to 1979 (under Pierre Trudeau)
- Interim Leader of the Opposition, 1979
- Resumed Finance Minister portfolio, 1980
- Imposed wage restraint package dubbed "six and five", 1982
- Leader of the Opposition in the Senate, 1984 to 1991
- Blocked Canada-US Free Trade Agreement in the Senate, 1988 (passed after 1988 election)
- Retired from Senate, 1996
Pierre Trudeau
- Born Pierre Elliott Trudeau, October 18, 1919
- Died September 28, 2000
- Liberal
- Prime Minister of Canada, April 20, 1968 to June 4, 1979 and March 3, 1980 to June 30, 1984
- Opponent of Quebec nationalism
- Touted as “The Hero of English Canada”
- Seen as a very charismatic figure
- Invoked the War Measures Act during the October Crisis, 1970
- Answered, "Just watch me." when asked how far he would go to stop terrorists
- Implemented official bilingualism in his first years in office
- Instituted Wage and Price Controls, 1979
- Established diplomatic relationship with People's Republic of China
- Introduced the National Energy Program (NEP), inflaming "Western alienation"
- Repatriated the Canadian Constitution after a long and difficult struggle with premiers and threatening to go to London alone, 1984
- Stepped down as Prime Minister, 1984
- Later spoke out against the Meech Lake Accord and Charlottetown Accord