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January 16, 2007

January 16, 2013 by Graeme MacKay

Again I find myself the only cartoonist who felt it necessary to draw on something that has been completely ignored by everyone else: the Premier’s trade mission to India. The 17 day trip began last week and includes a 100-member Ontario government delegation with hopes of cashing in on the country’s lucrative film industry and becoming a self-styled “Bollywood North,” as Dalton McGuinty himself described it. To me it smells an awful lot like the old Chretien days, when the old Prime Minister would gladhand his way through countries like China and India with high hopes of bringing foreign investment to Canada. It’s debateable how effective these junkets are. For now let Dalton be the star of his own cheesy show.

Here’s some photos from the trip thus far. I’d love to see some cartoonist out there draw something on this rather comical journey by Ontario’s Premier.


By the Numbers

I was curious to find out how frequently Dalton McGuinty appears in cartoons so I did a little tabulation of cartoons I’ve drawn of him over the past 12 months. Through a simple defined search of my syndicate I discovered I drew 16 cartoons of him in 2006. Sue Dewar of the Ottawa Sun actually beat me by drawing 20. This led me to wonder which politician was drawn the most last year among all the artists represented through Artizans. Here’s the ranking:

  1. Stephen Harper — 422
  2. Ralph Klein — 89
  3. Paul Martin — 87
  4. Dalton McGuinty — 48
  5. Jack Layton — 45
  6. Michael Ignatieff — 42
  7. Rodney MacDonald — 35
  8. Peter MacKay — 34
  9. Stephane Dion — 34
  10. David Emerson — 32
  11. Belinda Stronach –28
  12. Rona Ambrose — 27
  13. Bob Rae — 23
  14. Gordon Campbell — 23
  15. Gilles Duceppe — 20
  16. Jim Flaherty — 17
  17. Jean Chretien — 15
  18. Scott Brison — 14
  19. Bill Graham — 9
  20. Frank McKenna — 9
  21. Joe Volpe — 9
  22. Ken Dryden — 7
  23. Ed Stelmach
  24. Hedy Fry — 6
  25. Gerard Kennedy — 4
  26. Jean Charest — 4
  27. Vic Toews — 4
  28. John Baird — 2
  29. Gary Doer — 1
  30. Lorne Calvert, Martha Hall Findlay, Danny Williams — 0

Posted in: Cartooning Tagged: Bollywood, commentary, Dalton McGuinty, David Emerson, India, Jean Chretien, Jim Flaherty, Ken Dryden, Michael Ignatieff, Ralph Klein, Stephane Dion, Stephen Harper, Sue Dewar, Trade, trade mission

Tuesday January 15, 2013

January 15, 2013 by Graeme MacKay

Tuesday January 15, 2013By Graeme MacKay, The Hamilton Spectator – Tuesday January 15, 2013

McGuinty wraps up Premiership touring China

Ontario’s trade mission delegates will meet as many as 500 Chinese companies over the next week as part of the fourth trade mission to China led by Premier Dalton McGuinty.

The Premier had a productive meeting with Canadian Ambassador Guy Saint-Jacques and Rick Savone, Canada’s Consul General to Shanghai, discussing his priorities for the mission. He then addressed the 50 delegates, rallying the group for the busy week. The delegates represent 38 businesses, universities and other organizations.

Earlier in the day, the Premier laced up his skates and hit the ice with the Shanghai Thunderbirds, a minor hockey association made up of players aged 7 to 17. Some of the hockey players are the sons and daughters of Canadian business people living in China.

The Premier’s final trade mission to China is focused on identifying new opportunities in the agri-food, clean water and clean technology sectors. As China’s growth continues to outpace most other countries around the world, Ontario expertise and innovation in these areas are in high demand.

The mission spends its first two days in Shanghai before moving on to Nanjing, Chengdu and Beijing. (Source: Government of Ontario Press Release)

Posted in: Ontario Tagged: China, Dalton McGuinty, Editorial Cartoon, Emperor, Ontario, Shanghai, Trade, trade mission

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