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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Bill Hogan, Moncton Times-Transcript, 1993-11
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Reference number: MC3224-100
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Scope and Content
Progressive Conservative leader Dennis Cochrane attempts to improve the prospects of the party by inviting former CoR members, willing to recant their previous policies, back to the PC's.
Title
CoR members urged to rejoin Progressive Conservatives
Caption
"Repent and be saved… NB only"
Issues
CoR Party, New Brunswick
The CoR (Confederation of Regions) Party of New Brunswick was formed in 1989. Its primary goal was the elimination of official bilingualism in New Brunswick through the repeal of the 1969 Official Languages Act. Many of the party’s attitudes and policies were perceived as anti-francophone, which virtually eliminated opportunities for support in French-speaking regions. The 1991 election saw the New Brunswick CoR Party become the official opposition, but infighting and battles over leadership damaged its effectiveness. It was the only branch of the Confederation of Regions Party to win any seats, but lost all of its seats in the 1995 election. The party was formally dissolved in March of 2002.
Persons
Dennis Cochrane
- Born in Moncton, New Brunswick, October 26, 1950
- Progressive Conservative
- Elected leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick, 1990
- The opposition, Confederation of Regions Party, was struggling internally and a number of its members chose to sit as independents. Cochrane invited them to join the PC caucus (which they declined) and one of the Acadian members quit in protest. As a result, Cochrane resigned the leadership in 1995
- Named deputy Minister of Education, 1999