in Canadian politics. So I thought, after all
that drama: Let’s have some fun. It’s time to
Political colours
have a laugh again at the expense of our
elected leaders. Sure, the book is aimed
mainly at theHarper government, but I take
Richard.mahoney@eap.on.ca
a few swipes at the other parties, too, not to
A LEXANDRIA
mention a few “iconic” Canadian media
personalities.”
Stephen Harper is an easy target for
Rosen had plenty of material to choose
editorial cartoonists, concedes veteran
from. “The day I came up with the idea for
satirist Dave Rosen, whose latest book
the book, I sat down and made a list of
plays around with everything from the
exactly what issues I’d deal with (the G8, jet
Prime Minister’s hairstyle to his hair-
fighters, prisons, tar sands, Arctic
raising spending policies.
sovereignty, etc, etc). Within five minutes I
“Hardly a day goes by that some issue
had a list of over 40 different topics I could
doesn’tpopupthatprovidessuperbfodder
turn intocolouringbookpages. Itwas, as the
for a cartoon. It’s almost too hard to keep
PM would say, a no-brainer.”
up with the flow,” says Rosen, who lives
Dave Rosen is the editorial cartoonist for
near Alexandria.
the Montreal Mirror. His cartoons are
However, while the humourist has
syndicated by artizans.com. He has also
named his latest book after the PM, the
authored
Megatoons (1984) and
What
nationally-syndicated cartoonist spoofs
Happened?! (1998).
many other Canadian “icons” and
Canadians themselves in “The Stephen
Harper Colouring and Activity Book.”
The book has already been endorsed by
Terry Mosher (Aislin), of the Gazette.
“Hey, get out your box of Crayolas and
magic markers for a fun time filling in
The colouring book concept had worked –
Dave Rosen’s delightful new colouring
about 5,000copiesof theNeverendumbook
book. We’ll all be doing it — all of us with
were sold.
theprobableexceptionofStephenHarper!”
“The reason for that being that therewas
it,” says Rosen, who is also a stand-up
Plus, the60-page, $14.95paperbackgets
a lot of anxiety after the close call of the ’95
comic and broadcaster.
a thumbs up from New Democratic Party
referendum and the book was a fun way to
The Conservatives’ electoral victory
leadership candidate Brian Topp: “Rosen
blow off steam.”
convinced Rosen to go ahead with an idea
is an artist who stands on his own, his
He continues: “I see this book the same
that had been on the drawing board for
rapier wit laying waste to those of us in
way.TheMay2electionwasagame-changer
some time.
politics…This book is one of the best.” Go
in Canadian politics. The Tories got their
“I’ve beenwanting todo a cartoon book
to www.stephenharpercolouringbook.com.
majority, the NDP made history by
about the Harper government for years
Tthe book enables readers to“FindSteve
becoming the official opposition, the
but, because it was aminority government
A New Hairstyle,” build a G8 gazebo and
Liberals took a beating they may never
and could be voted out at any time, I held
complete a tar sands pipeline.
recover from and the BQ was decimated.
back. I didn’t want to publish a book only
They can also have fun with other
The mixed feelings that a lot of Canadians
tohave the Tories votedout of office,” says
prominent figures such as Peter
had over those results reminded me of the
the nationally-syndicated commentator.
Mansbridge, Don Cherry, Rob Ford,
near-traumatic experience of the
After the May 2 election, Rosen, who
Elizabeth May and Justin Trudeau.
referendum. Add to that the tragic loss of
had published The Québec Neverendum
“Ihopepeoplehaveasmuchfunreading
Jack Layton just a couple of months later.
Colouring & Activity Book in 1996, opted
and colouring this book as I had drawing
It’sbeenanunusuallyturbulentfewmonths
for a similar format for his Harper spoof.
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