Sunday, May 4, 2008

unpublished cartoons: Apr. 2008: New "Copper Clad" Health Unit


Wow, did the Sun Times ever get blasted by some readers... and of course the executives of the new Health Centre, for daring to raise some questions and concerns about how it was built, where it was built, and how much it costs. Of course, some people praised the Paper for raising these concerns as well. Seems to me that the news media... in a democracy, anyway, has the job of watchdog and alerting folks about possible problems. Whether the paper went too far this time or if they were as discreet as they might have been is a question that each individual will have to answer. Seems sometimes the old guard dog at home might bark too loudly at a possible intruder who turns out to be a well meaning neighbour... and then we get frustrated with the dog. Hey, he's just doing his job. Why not give him a cookie and say "good boy" and "we'll take it from here, so you can just go back to restful alert status."

unpublished cartoons: Apr. 2008: Turn off the Screens Week


Did anyone much even know it was "Turn off the Screens"? Did anyone much care? I guess the real issue here, as in most everything, is reasonable moderation. Too much sitting on your behind and watching anything is not good for your body, or likely your mind and soul either. But total elimination???? Even for a few days???? I don't think too many are going to take that seriously. Anyway, these cartoons deal with the "What if some did take it seriously?"

unpublished cartoons: Apr. 2008: Meaford Budget


I did these two on Meaford having to deal with a budget in these particularly tough times following all the problems with the previous governing body and the last couple of budgets. Good luck wishes, as always, to Meaford.

unpublished cartoons: Apr. 2008: Elizabeth Witmer... Conservative Health Critic

It makes me laugh... in a painful way.... anytime a Conservative, and especially one who was an integral part of Mike Harris' Slash and Burn policies towards social issues... gets up and spouts such self righteous stuff as Witmer spewed forth in the first frame of this cartoon which was pretty much a quote from her. I added the rest.