Sunday, October 19, 2008

recent, unpublished editorial cartoons: Our '08 federal election








Here are five I did during our whirlwind federal election. Harper called it, they all campaigned, and it was over in about a month. The American thing has been dragging on for almost two years. The real interesting thing about ours was that Harper broke the very law he introduced and got passed by having the election before the newly mandated four year point. He thought he was going to get a majority. Fortunately most Canadians who voted weren't that stupid. Unfortunately only 58% voted. If more had voted... the people whose lives are getting screwed up by these Conservative, pseudo right wing Republican ideas.... maybe Harper wouldn't have even won a minority government. So it goes.

recent, unpublished editorial cartoons


Here are a couple based on the recent snafu with our local MPP, Bill Murdoch. Personally, I don't give his "maverick" any more credence than I give John McCain's. When the infamous Mike Harris was in power I wonder how many times Bill voted against all those cuts to things we all hold near and now are into a long lasting state of damage control. Things like Health, Education, the Environment, Infastructure, etc. etc. (And if not voted against, I wonder how many he just didn't show up to vote on... which is the cheap way out... kinda what we call the Silent Consent.