June 11: Newspaper cartoon and apology
- Publication
- Kawartha Lakes This Week (Kawartha Lakes, ON), 11 Jun 2020
Description
- Creators
- LaMontagne, Patrick, Artist
- Kawartha Lakes This Week, Author
- Media Type
- Text
- Item Type
- Cartoons (Commentary)
- Description
- The local newspaper published a controversial commentary cartoon that was drawn in response to the COVID-19 deaths that struck nursing homes and long-term care facilities in Canada, notably in Ontario.
The newspaper later apologized for the publication after public outcry, stating that the cartoon was meant to make a statement about systemic flaws exposed in Canada's long-term care homes by the coronavirus pandemic. - Publisher
- Metroland Media
- Place of Publication
- Kawartha Lakes, ON
- Date of Original
- 11 Jun 2020
- Date Of Event
- 11 Jun 2020
- Subject(s)
- Language of Item
- English
- Copyright Statement
- Copyright status unknown. Responsibility for determining the copyright status and any use rests exclusively with the user.
- Contact
- Kawartha Lakes Public LibraryEmail:lindsaylibrary@kawarthalakeslibrary.ca
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