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, 1980-11-22
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Reference number: MC2806-458
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Scope and Content
The debate over the new National Energy Policy is recounted based on the Peanuts cartoon sketch where Lucy(Peter Lougheed) is always enticing Charlie Brown( Marc Lalonde) to kick the football and then pulling it away at the last moment.
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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