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=Cartoon 3=  Money is being poured into our economy by the government, but it doesn't seem to be making a difference. The gentleman with the hose represents Jim Flaherty, Canada's Minister of Finance. The money being blasted into the fire represents the money that we tax payers pay the government who is then putting it into our economy to try and help the recession. The fire shows how the money that the government is putting into the economy to help during the recession, isn't doing anything. The artist chose Jim Flaherty because he is Canada's minister of finance which means one of his responsibilites is presenting the federal government's yearly budget. The finance minister is one of the most critical rolls in the cabinet, and deals with all the other departments and plays a major role in deciding their financial levels. The message of this cartoon is that our government is taking our tax money and putting it into our economy but nothing seems to happen. This is shown through the smoke that billows our of the fire reading, "recession". I agree with part of the message, how our government's investments aren't making instant changes, but I think that over time, it will prove a worthy investment. Taking into consideration the comment of another individual, the one thing that I would add/change in this cartoon would be to connect the hose to a fire truck that read, "tax payers' money" which would clearly show that the money being blasted into the fire is coming from Canadian tax payers.

This is well done, Dan! I think you are absolutely brilliant with the idea of the fire truck - at least put in on the hose. This would make the message clearer. You have been diligent to look further into your sources and show a great deal of understanding in to this cartoon. 10/10

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