Stephen Abootman was the head of the World Canadian Bureau (WGA) in "Canada on Strike". He decided to lead the country on a nationwide strike due to the lack of respect shown to Canada on Canada Appreciation Day. The strike had massive consequences, causing many Canadians to die from starvation and exposure. Furthermore, the strike failed as nobody gave a crap about Canada, and the Danish moved in to begin replacing them.
In order to save his Canadian brother Ike, Kyle Broflovski and the boys managed to persuade the world leaders to give them a small consolation prize - bubblegum and a coupon entitling every Canadian to a free meal at Bennigan's (with the purchase of a meal of equal of greater value, of course). However, Terrance and Phillip gatecrash the celebration party and tell the Canadian people that, in fact, Canada lost far more revenue striking. The Canadians then set Abootman and his aides adrift on an ice floe.
Stephen Abootman has two assistants which are almost always by his side, similar to Mayor McDaniels' assistants. One of the assistants had dark brown hair and mustache and wore a khaki suit. The other had black hair and a dark blue suit.
He, or a similar character, later appeared in the episode "Royal Pudding", committing suicide by jumping in front of a moving train.
Appearance
Like the other Canadians, he has a Pacman-like head that flaps up and down. He has brown hair and wears a black suit with a tie.
In "Royal Pudding" his appearance is slightly different, as he has a dark blue suit, a piece of his white shirt sticking out and stubble. Despite striking visual similarities, it cannot be said for sure whether this was the same character.
Trivia
- Stephen Abootman bears an uncanny resemblance to Stephen Harper, the Prime Minister of Canada at the time of the character's creation.
- One of his assistants bears a stunning resemblance to his opponent, former NDP leader Jack Layton.
- Abootman is a pun on the way Canadians are stereotypically thought to say 'about'
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