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Friday, August 5 – August 16, 2016

August 5, 2016 by Graeme MacKay
Illustration by Graeme MacKay - 2016 Summer Olympic Games - illustration used for the cover of a special section devoted to the sporting event held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The process involved drawing and colouring the individual characters. Next was determining how they would best fit into a space roughly measuring 8.25 x 10.5 inches. (See Olympic-cover2). The background was chosen to be divided 5 ways: water, athletic indoor, athletic outdoor, track, and gymnastics.) Estimated completion time: 18hrs. Rio, 2016, Olympic, Games, Summer, Archery, badminton, basketball, beach volleyball, boxing, canoe, cycling, diving, equestrian, fencing, golf, field hockey, javelin, discus, shotput, relay, pommel horse, balance beam, uneven bars, gymnastics, breaststroke, sidestroke, butterfly, rowing, rugby sailing, shooting, synchronized, swimming, table tennis, taekwondo, tennis, water polo, weightlifting, wrestling, couch potatoes

Illustration by Graeme MacKay – Friday August 5, 2016

2016 Summer Olympic Games, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Summer Games Gallery

Rio - June 30, 2016
Rio – June 30, 2016
Rio - July 5, 2016
Rio – July 5, 2016
London - August 3, 2012
London – August 3, 2012
London - July 27, 2012
London – July 27, 2012
Beijing - August 14, 2008
Beijing – August 14, 2008
Beijing - August 7, 2008
Beijing – August 7, 2008
Beijing - March 24, 2008
Beijing – March 24, 2008
Athens - September 1, 2004
Athens – September 1, 2004
Athens - August 19, 2004
Athens – August 19, 2004
Athens - August 12, 2004
Athens – August 12, 2004
Athens - August 5, 2004
Athens – August 5, 2004
Athens - February 23, 2002
Athens – February 23, 2002
Athens - August 16, 2004
Athens – August 16, 2004
Sydney - September 9, 2000
Sydney – September 9, 2000
Posted in: International Tagged: 2016, Archery, badminton, balance beam, basketball, beach volleyball, boxing, breaststroke, butterfly, canoe, couch potatoes, cycling, discus, diving, equestrian, fencing, field hockey, Games, golf, gymnastics, javelin, Olympic, pommel horse, relay, Rio, rowing, rugby sailing, shooting, shotput, sidestroke, Summer, swimming, synchronized, table tennis, taekwondo, tennis, uneven bars, water polo, weightlifting, wrestling

Friday December 2, 2011

December 2, 2011 by Graeme MacKay

Editorial Cartoon by Graeme MacKay, The Hamilton Spectator - Friday December 2, 2011 The real shame of Attawapiskat After seeing the images of Attawapiskat First Nation beamed around the country in recent days, a viewer could hardly be blamed for not believing that they were looking at a part of Canada, or that the people enduring this travesty are their aboriginal neighbours. Plywood walls, plastic-covered windows, 20 people sharing a two-bedroom house, a one-burner hot plate to cook for a whole family, lack of insulation, plumbing or electricity Ð the scene is tragic and heartbreaking. But the people of such remote reserves have been living in a dire situation for a long time. The real shame of Attawapiskat is that the people who knew these conditions existed never told Canadians about them. Stephen HarperÕs Conservatives knew. Shawn AtleoÕs Assembly of First Nations knew. But it has taken a tragedy to reveal the stark truth. ItÕs Mr. AtleoÕs job as AFN national chief to know if his people are living under deplorable conditions. Each elected chief in the assembly has a responsibility to let him know. ItÕs then his responsibility to tell Canada about it and demand action. In turn, the federal government has the responsibility to act. The job of an aboriginal affairs minister includes informing government when people are suffering. With that knowledge, itÕs the responsibility of a prime minister to inform Canadians and tell us what the government intends to do about it. Mr. Atleo failed to show leadership long ago. IÕve been a journalist since 1979, and I know how easy it is to craft a press release, hold a news conference and inform the public. But you have to want to do it. You have to want to confront wrong and demand change. I wonder if having his budget depend on a cozy relationship with the government prevents him from doing that. (Source: Globe & Mail) http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/the-real-shame-of-attawapiskat/article2257262/?ut

Editorial Cartoon by Graeme MacKay, The Hamilton Spectator – Friday December 2, 2011

The real shame of Attawapiskat

After seeing the images of Attawapiskat First Nation beamed around the country in recent days, a viewer could hardly be blamed for not believing that they were looking at a part of Canada, or that the people enduring this travesty are their aboriginal neighbours. Plywood walls, plastic-covered windows, 20 people sharing a two-bedroom house, a one-burner hot plate to cook for a whole family, lack of insulation, plumbing or electricity – the scene is tragic and heartbreaking.

But the people of such remote reserves have been living in a dire situation for a long time. The real shame of Attawapiskat is that the people who knew these conditions existed never told Canadians about them. Stephen Harper’s Conservatives knew. Shawn Atleo’s Assembly of First Nations knew. But it has taken a tragedy to reveal the stark truth.

It’s Mr. Atleo’s job as AFN national chief to know if his people are living under deplorable conditions. Each elected chief in the assembly has a responsibility to let him know. It’s then his responsibility to tell Canada about it and demand action.

In turn, the federal government has the responsibility to act. The job of an aboriginal affairs minister includes informing government when people are suffering. With that knowledge, it’s the responsibility of a prime minister to inform Canadians and tell us what the government intends to do about it.

Mr. Atleo failed to show leadership long ago. I’ve been a journalist since 1979, and I know how easy it is to craft a press release, hold a news conference and inform the public. But you have to want to do it. You have to want to confront wrong and demand change. I wonder if having his budget depend on a cozy relationship with the government prevents him from doing that. (Source: Globe & Mail)

 

Posted in: Canada Tagged: AFN, Attawapiskat, blame, Canada, canoe, children, First Nations, indians, kashechewan, natives, Poverty, sheshatshiu, Stephen Harper

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