The shootings at the offices of Charlie Hebdo, a satirical publication in Paris, made a heartbreaking day for illustrators at newspapers such as The Chronicle Herald, The National Post and The Montreal Gazette.
The incident took 12 lives, including those of three cartoonists and the newspaper's editorial director.
Terry Mosher, a Gazette cartoonist better known as "Aislin," called the French publication's cartoonists the "standard bearers for testing the system."
"That's the epitome of a democracy, when you can laugh at yourself and your institutions," he said.
Being cartoonists, the Canadian artists reacted as only they could. They illustrated heartfelt, satirical and ultimately powerful takes on the shootings.
Here's how cartoonists at Canadian newspapers reflected on the incident:
The Chronicle Herald
Bruce MacKinnon's tribute to French cartoonists, journalists killed in Paris. http://t.co/VkWBOnA8D0 #cdnpoli #nspoli pic.twitter.com/vVz5L4cE00
— Claire McIlveen (@CH_cmcIlveen) January 7, 2015The Globe and Mail
Brian Gable's #CharlieHebdo cartoon. http://t.co/cu8sk4qLic #parisattack pic.twitter.com/66rjpu0jag
— GlobeToronto (@globetoronto) January 7, 2015The Hamilton Spectator
#CharlieHebdo cartoon in the Thursday Hamilton Spectator #JeSuisCharlie #cdnpoli http://t.co/biB1wK32TE pic.twitter.com/j59AWV1rQ1
— Graeme MacKay (@mackaycartoons) January 7, 2015The Montreal Gazette
Aislin and other cartoonists from around the world draw in solidarity today. http://t.co/0ZYCcUj3TS pic.twitter.com/tWNCM3wOew
— Montreal Gazette (@mtlgazette) January 7, 2015The National Post
National Post cartoonist Gary Clement on his process in the wake of the Charlie Hebdo attack http://t.co/6CEOpKPbB8 pic.twitter.com/6adccod5q7
— National Post (@nationalpost) January 8, 2015The Toronto Star
"Love Is Stronger Than Hate" Thursday's @TorontoStar Cartoon #CharlieHebdo pic.twitter.com/R6cujoJejw
— Theo Moudakis (@TheoMoudakis) January 7, 2015The Toronto Sun
Our Andy Donato's powerful cartoon in response to today's appalling terror attack. http://t.co/ApsowJ4rMZ pic.twitter.com/vMI6euJ5UD
— Wendy Metcalfe (@WendyM_TorSun) January 7, 2015.@TheTorontoSun cartoonist Sue Dewar nails it. #JeSuisCharlie pic.twitter.com/Kiv6HHHVLg
— Monique Beech (@moniquebeech) January 7, 2015
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