January 23, 2008
I’m just back from a horrible ear infection, followed by a week on vacation. Forgive me if I seem a bit rusty. Here’s one of those cartoon progressions:
John Manley
Thursday May 1, 2003
Editorial Cartoon by Graeme MacKay, The Hamilton Spectator – Thursday May 1, 2003
Typical Hamiltonian
Graeme’s Gallery 2003
Sheila Copps, the Minister of Canadian Heritage and a candidate for the Liberal leadership, risks losing her Cabinet post if she continues to snipe at ministerial colleagues on sensitive issues, a senior government insider said yesterday.
The source, who was familiar with conversations at yesterday’s special Cabinet meeting in Toronto, said Jean Chrétien, the Prime Minister, made it “very clear” that Ms. Copps’ criticism of Anne McLellan, the Minister of Health, over the government’s low-profile handling of the SARS outbreak was an unacceptable breach of Cabinet solidarity.
Asked whether the Prime Minister’s criticism of Ms. Copps amounted to a warning, the source said, “Yes, it did.”
A final warning? “Well, let’s cross that bridge when we get to it…. Let’s hope it’s not necessary [to warn her again.]”
Persistent feuding between Ms. Copps and Ms. McLellan over the federal response to SARS came to a head on Monday, when Ms. Copps lashed out at Ms. McLellan on CBC Newsworld. (CP)
Wednesday February 19, 2003
Editorial Cartoon by Graeme MacKay, The Hamilton Spectator – Wednesday February 19, 2003
National Spending Spree
Graeme’s Gallery 2003
After a decade of shortchanging Canadians, the Chretien government is going on a spree, with nearly $9 billion in new spending, the kind of budget not seen since the Liberal heydays of the early 1980s.
The budget lauds Canada’s enviable economic record for the increased spending, predicting growth of 3.5% next year. Billing itself as the “Northern Tiger,” Canada is the only G7 country predicting a surplus over the next year.
Some new spending, such as an extra $35 billion in health care funds over the next five years, was already known. But other program spending, such as $470 million for agriculture, caught many people flat-footed.
And despite an $800 million infusion of cash, the increase in military funding fell far short of expectations amid the countdown to war in Iraq. Business leaders say the budget could have done much more to stimulate the economy by lowering taxes. “It was a missed opportunity,” said Thomas D’Aquino, head of the Canadian Council of Chief Executives. (CP)