2023 Canadian Editorial Cartoons Roundup

From The Daily Cartoonist.

From The Toronto Star comes :

• “The Best of Patrick Corrigan.”
• “The Best of Theo Moudakis.”
• “The Best of Michael De Adder.”

The Saskatoon Star Phoenix features a few cartoonists but mostly regular contributor Greg Perry in a gallery of “2023’s top stories through our cartoon commentary.”

Michael deAdder Named to the Order of Canada

From CBC News.

New Brunswick based Washington Post editorial cartoonist Michael de Adder has made the list of appointments to the Order of Canada.

Merry Christmas!

 

Justin Trudeau criticizes Toronto Sun 'antisemitic' cartoon

From The Toronto Star.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau slammed (the Toronto Sun) Thursday for running a cartoon perceived as using antisemitic tropes as he raised concerns about the rising number of antisemitic incidents in Canada.

Trudeau said everyone has a role to play to ensure Canadians are there for each other, and treat people with understanding and compassion rather than playing to stereotypes.

“But I also need to make sure we are calling out incidents of antisemitism wherever they rear their heads. 

Atena Farghadani awaits verdict from Iranian court

From Cartoonists Rights.

Atena Farghadani – a painter, cartoonist, and former political prisoner – faces the prospect of criminalisation for the second time in the Islamic Republic of Iran, having stood trial in recent days on charges of insulting the Supreme Leader, Intelligence Ministry officials, and the Minister of Intelligence with a cartoon.

Readers will recall that Atena Farghadani has long criticised the totalitarian regime in Iran through protest art and as a result was arrested, tried, and convicted in 2014. 

For this she received our Courage in Cartooning Award in 2015.

John Yardley-Jones (1930-2023)

From The Edmonton Journal.

John, or Yardley as he was known to many, was an editorial cartoonist, watercolourist, marathon runner, cross-country skier, honorary mayor of New Sarepta, and larger-than-life character. 

U.K. Political Cartoonists of the Year 2023

From The Daily Cartoonist.

Ellwood Atfield with The Political Cartoon Society and the Professional Cartoonists’ Organisation hosted the awards which were presented on December 5, 2023.