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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Josh Beutel, Telegraph Journal, 1980-12-22
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Reference number: MC2806-480
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Scope and Content
The nurses strike is dramaticed by showing Richard Hatfield and Maurice Simard walking through a nurses' picket line.
Title
Pray We Don't Get Sick
Persons
Richard Hatfield
- Born in Woodstock, NB, April 9, 1931
- Longest-serving premier of New Brunswick, starting in 1970, stayed four terms until 1987
- Progressive Conservative
- Leader of Progressive Conservatives in NB, 1969 to 1987
- Promoted national unity and linguistic equality
- Worked for the patriation of the Constitution and a Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms as well as a constitutional accord, 1987
- Controversies include the Bricklin car venture, Point Lepreau nuclear power plant, spruce-budworm spraying and party fund-raising activities
- Arrested (and acquitted) for marijuana possession shortly before 1987 election (Marijuana allegedly found in his briefcase during the Queen’s visit)
- Defeated by Liberals 1987 (losing every seat), resigned as leader of the party
- Appointed to Senate by Brian Mulroney, 1990
- Died April 26, 1991
Jean-Maurice Simard
- Born 1931
- Died 2001
- Progressive Conservative
- First elected to the New Brunswick Legislature in 1970, served four terms
- Minister of Finance, 1970 to 1974
- Chair of the Treasury Board, 1976 to 1978
- Minister of Public Service Reform, 1982 to 1985
- Appointed to Senate by Brian Mulroney, 1985
- Served in Senate until death on 16 June 2001
- Ardent promoter of French language rights and defender of bilingualism