Cartoonists this week
Cartooning this week touched on two Quebec stories.
The slogan used by white supremacists in a demo in Shawinigan – Je me souviens d’un Québec blanc – inspired Chapleau and Godin.
The bill to ban energy drinks to people under 16 evoked the only cartoon that made me laugh this week, a tribute to Panoramix the druid. The one Conservative MNA asked whether Quebec would ban grapefruit as well, in a reference to how it too can amplify the effects of pharmaceuticals. (The bill was sparked by the death of Zachary Miron, who pounded Red Bull on top of his ADHD medication – which makes me wonder how many Quebec kids are taking those pills, if we need to protect all of them from energy drinks.) Chapleau illustrates the grapefruit story.
Ygreck in the Journal thinks a lot more about the federal government than any of the other cartoonists – its blandishment of Quebec, its flirting with artificial intelligence and its risk of recession among others. He draws Mark Carney far more often than the others do.
We also had a resurgence of thoughts about the 51st state and quips about artificial intelligence, and the perennial story, orange cones. Côté’s doing reruns – seems to be away on vacation, well earned.
Tim S. 11:40 on 2026-06-07 Permalink
The English translation of the Druid’s name to Getafix is, in my opinion, an improvement over the original, especially in this case!