A popular political cartoonist from Nova Scotia has released a new book to help define what it means to be Canadian.
‘You Might Be From Canada If…’ by Michael de Adder draws on many proud Canadian moments, symbols and people through caricature.
It includes pointing fun at the way we speak, the 1972 Summit Series against the Soviet Union and the Littlest Hobo.
de Adder says it was challenging to draw.
“Canada is a large country. It’s basically two and a half times the size of the European Union but yet we have a common identity at least that we rally behind. We are all similar from Iqaluit to Toronto in some way.”
de Adder says it took roughly nine months to complete the book.
His favourite drawing in the book captures the fathers of confederation, which took him two days to draw.
“And the joke is you only know one father of confederation and I have them all numbered and I have some guy, some guy, some guy then John A MacDonald and then some guy.”
He says it’s a tribute to Canada’s 150th anniversary.
The book is available in all major bookstores.