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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Josh Beutel, Telegraph Journal, 1980-8-4
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Reference number: MC2806-378
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Scope and Content
The introduction of salmon tagging and its enforcement is exaggerated by showing Minister of Natural Resources Bud Bird questioning a fisherman about his canned salmon sandwich.
Title
Where's Your Tag?
Note
Published in "Cartoons", Saint John, NB: Telegraph-Journal, c1981
Persons
Bud Bird
- Born March 22, 1932
- Former mayor of Fredericton, New Brunswick, 1969-74. Involved in amalgamation of city's north and south sides
- NB Minister of Natural Resources
- Enforced spraying of pesticides in response to spruce budworm infestation
- Introduced first salmon tagging program in 1980
- Conservative MP. Minister of Natural Resources under Brian Mulroney, 1988 to 1993
- Appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2001.