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Conference kaosws::canada

Title:	True North Strong & Free
Notice:	Introduction in Note 535, For Sale/Wanted in 524
Moderator:	POLAR::RICHARDSON

Created:	Fri Jun 19 1987
Last Modified:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	1040
Total number of notes:	13668

967.0. "The Bouchard Cartoon/Sun" by OTOOA::RANGER () Wed Nov 01 1995 21:53

    
    A day after the referendum a cartoonist created a wonderful work
    of art picturing Lucien Bouchard's wooden leg being eaten by
    a beaver.
    
    As much of a federalist as I am, I found the picture utterly
    disguting. I will never buy the Ottawa Sun or any of it's
    affiliate newspapers ever again. I strongly would suggest we
    all do the same to send a message to this enquirer style
    tabloid.
    
    Naturally the Quebec media is having a field day with this.
    It's damn good thing it wasn't printed on the eve of the
    referendum.
    
    The cartoonist has not apologized. I hope he gets flesh eating
    disease.
    
                                       Salut J.P.

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
967.1		CTHU26::S_BURRIDGE		`Wed Nov 01 1995 22:03`	17
	The Sun's a contemptible rag, all right. Their cartoonist is not only tasteless and insensitive, but also utterly un-funny and an execrable artist. In the recent Ontario election the Sun abandoned all pretence to journalist "objectivity" and acted essentially as cheerleaders for the provincial Tories. Most papers have a pretty obviious political bias, but I've never seen anything like the Sun's behaviour this year. It is a terrible paper, and the cartoon (which someone showed me) was tasteless and stupid. -Stephen
967.2	WHAT	KAOFS::D_DAIGLE	NEVER SAY CAN'T	`Wed Nov 01 1995 23:07`	5
	What are you saying that the Sun is not a credible paper !? Well I'l be. But if you are looking to purchase something or line the litter box it does a pretty good job.
967.3		TROOA::COLLINS	Cyberian Party Hamster	`Thu Nov 02 1995 11:15`	3
	Who was the cartoonist? Donato?
967.4	They should'nt even recycle the thing	FSCORE::B_LEURY		`Thu Nov 02 1995 12:36`	11
	The cartoonist is Sue Dewar. In yesterday's sun, they printed a full page of comments that they received from the public, none of which were flattering. Yesterday's cartoon was of a cartoonist sitting at her work table with the same beaver knawing at her leg. The Ottawa Sun is garbage. Advertisers should react, but then where else could escort agencies advertise! Bernie.
967.5	Bouchard Cartoon/Sun	POLAR::WAUGH		`Thu Nov 02 1995 14:15`	9
	The Sun the day after, published an entire page of letters to the editor expressing similar views on the cartoon. Interesting, too, is that while neither the newspaper nor the cartoonist are offering apologies, the Sun's editors answered each of letters. With an excuse, reason, arguement. I didn't like the cartoon,either, but I felt that the Sun should have taken its licks, said we're sorry, and gone on.
967.6		TROOA::COLLINS	Cyberian Party Hamster	`Thu Nov 02 1995 15:37`	5
	The Toronto Sun has published more than a few vile cartoons by Donato in it's day, and never apologized for any of them, to the best of my knowledge.
967.7	relax you only got 70 years to live	POLAR::WILSONC	born to agitate	`Sat Nov 04 1995 03:39`	6
	geeze youz guyz is real sensitive. whats the big deal? I thought it was pretty funny. but then i aint got a tee vee cause i think it's vile and i aint gots no car cause they is vile buggers too and i dont wear no ties cause they symbolize way much subservience and i aint cause i just aint.