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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Bill Hogan, Moncton Times-Transcript, 1993-1
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Reference number: MC3224-102
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Scope and Content
Minister of Health, Russ King's attempt to better regulate the distribution of Medicare cards is captured as him being a Marshall who is going to clean things up.
Title
Medicare cards out of control
Caption
"… Attention viewers… There are more Medicare cards than citizens!... If you are NOT a citizen of NB… and are using it… then you are one sick puppy!"
Persons
Russ King
- Dr. Russell King taught high school for a number of years before returning to university to study medicine. After receiving his medical degree from Dalhousie University, he established his Family Practice in Fredericton in 1972.
- Served as a member of the New Brunswick Medical Society's Board of Directors from 1984 to 1987, when he was elected as the Liberal MLA for the riding of Fredericton South.
- Appointed Minister of Advanced Education and Labour, and after his re-election in 1991, was appointed Minister of Health and Community Services. Served as Minister of Health until 1998.
- In 2004, he was one of the inaugural recipients of the New Brunswick Medical Society's Dr. William F. Roberts Political Action Award.