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        The characters in this cartoon are an American business man, fur traders and First Nations. The event that this cartoon is targeting is that U.S. business bought Hudson’s Bay Company which is one of the oldest companies is Canada that helped to establish the country. The cartoons main message is that the company that bought the HBC doesn’t care about its history or what the company means to Canada because they just want to make money off of it. Humor is developed by having it look like its set in the 1800’s because of the fur traders and First Nations offering their goods but there is a business man that just wants a set of cares and isn’t even affected by the offerings. I agree with the cartoonist’s point of view because when you think of the Hudson’s Bay Company you think of Canada and how it came to be and the American company that now owns it really doesn’t care what it means to Canada they just want the money.

       

       In this cartoon there are people at Canada’s border and a giant wooden Trojan horse. The cartoon is about the new softwood deal between Canada and the United States and how because some of the details were changed we don’t know what will come of the deal in the end. Humor is developed by the people standing in the watch tower saying, “It looks safe enough,” when they have no idea what is inside of the Trojan horse because they used to be used to hide soldiers. I agree with the cartoonist’s opinion because you never know what might come out of deal, it could go well and be a very good deal or it might not go as planned and end up being a big mistake.