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, 1981-9-28
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Reference number: MC2806-751
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Scope and Content
Minister of Energy, Marc Lalonde's boast on the prospects of the coming decade in Atlantic Canada, "The decade of the '80s belongs to the Atlantic Provinces!" is looked upon with skepticism.
Title
Decade Of The 80's
Caption
"Yeah... the 1880s."
Note
Published in "Cartoons", Saint John, NB: Telegraph-Journal, c1981
Persons
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