ONLINE EXHIBITION: Canadian editorial cartoons on the North
The best political cartoons balance sharp political insight with a little bit of sass. And when the subject matter is the North, the effect is unforgettable.
Polar Lines, a new exhibition of Canadian editorial cartoons exploring Arctic politics and Inuit affairs, was unveiled last week in Ottawa during the 40th anniversary celebration of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK), Canada’s national Inuit organization.
The organization asked Terry Mosher, the longtime political cartoonist for the Montreal Gazette who works under the name Aislin, to organize the exhibition.
He researched archives and contacted cartoonists from across Canada and asked them to send him their favourite political cartoons about the North.
ITK chose 100 of these cartoons to include in the exhibition. But you don’t have to be in Ottawa to enjoy the collection.
The entire exhibit is posted on ITK’s website along with descriptions of the context and issues that inspired the various cartoons.
You’ll never look at the Canadian North in the same way again.
