Relationship with the Media

The media includes people who report the news in newspapers and magazines, or on the radio, TV and the Internet.

Cartoon of Prime Minister Brian Mulroney and Prime Minister Kim Campbell, 1993. Copyright/Source

The power of the media is great. Today, our leaders practically live in the camera's eye. The media can change the way people think about government or prime ministers by showing their mistakes or successes. The prime minister is often a target for political cartoonists.

Cartoon of Pierre Trudeau and Jean Chrétien, 1981. Copyright/Source

Kim Campbell was our first woman prime minister. Here she is shown on the cover of the magazine L'actualité, in 1993 Copyright/Source