Canadia, eh?

Just a series of comics poking fun at Canadian politics.

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Update: September 2018

Hi everyone!

I'm not sure who's still around, but I figured it was time to post an update. I've given it a lot of thought and I don't think I will be returning to this comic for a long time. Maybe I'll do something closer to the 2019 election time, but for now, I'm going to continue to put this project on the side. I enjoyed working on my comic to poke fun at politics, but ever since the big shift down south with the orange man in power, the entire political landscape has changed. I find it difficult to find humour in the situations going on in the world in general and even within Canada itself during these rough times. Also, with all the cynical, extremist views surfacing right now, the last thing I need in my life at the moment is to get into fights with uneducated, tinfoil-hat style internet trolls who have no intention of having a proper discussion.

On top of this, because of shifts in my own life (mostly taking on huge responsibilities at work), my spare time has receded to almost non-existent status. I can't do the research as thoroughly as I did before to even come up with ideas, and in the time that I do, that article becomes old and dated before I can complete the artwork.

Anyways, if you would like to continue to see my art or wanted to have a chat, you can follow me over on Twitter or Instagram. I draw a lot of animals/anthros and people.

Twitter: https://twitter.com/SilberryArt Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/silberryart/

Thanks in advance if you do follow me over there. :)

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The cartoon of JT hugging the plush unicorn is straight-up one of the cutest things I've ever seen in my life. I can't look at it without squealing. Well done.

After days and days of work-stress, sleep deprivation, and sickness, seeing this comment made me so happy. You really made my month. Thank you so much! ♥♥♥

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can you just post like a 👗 if/when you’ve deleted it? thank you ily and im sorry im a v anxious bean

Hi Anon. I chose not to delete the posts, but I did modify the one that bothered you the most. Should be good enough to pass as anyone now.

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­I got a few requests recently to draw the new leader of the NDP, Jagmeet Singh, so I figured I'd give drawing him a shot. He's actually pretty fun to draw! This update means I will be taking a break from my comic, so unfortunately, this will be the last you'll see of him for a while.

I have been thinking about this for some time, and while I really love working on this comic, I need to put it on hiatus. It is very draining for me to try and keep up on politics and draw content that is (relatively) current events. At the moment, current events have been looking... pretty grim, all over the world, so there's not a whole lot of content I want to draw right now politically. I was also getting really burnt out from drawing, for whatever reason, hence why so few updates lately. I decided, as a bit of art therapy to try to get myself back into drawing, that I would focus on drawing my own characters and just art in general for me. I really need to do this and hope you guys understand.

Thank you all for your support over the past year or so! I never thought I'd garner as much interest as I did, so thank you all so much. Hopefully you guys will still be here whenever it is I decide to come back and pump out more content for Canadia Comic. ♥

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Prime Minister Trudeau hugging Gary the Unicorn! Video: (X) 

I think everyone could use a hug right now. Things are pretty chaotic in the world at the moment, so if you can, please spread kindness and positivity. And, most of all, please stay safe. ♥

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This comic is great!!! I was just curious what your personal politics are and where you lean and if you have any thoughts about the current NDP leadership race?

Thank you so much for the compliment, Anon! And apologies for the late response.

As for political views, I’m fairly center, sometimes center-left, depending on what the topic is being discussed. I definitely try to have civil conversations when it comes to political discussions. Regardless of what someone’s views are, I think people should be able to talk to one another about their political differences without hating on one side or the other. Divisive politics, the kind of thinking where you hate “the other side” just because they think a certain way, look a certain way, pray a certain way, is unfortunately what the US has become. It is what a lot of the world is becoming. I believe all nations need to learn to work together again by putting aside their personal views and putting their heads together to help solve the problems we are facing right now. Time is too short to spend arguing.

As for the NDP leadership, I haven’t been following it (or much news lately in general), but I will say that those angry people who have been aggressively attacking Jagmeet Singh on the campaign trail for things that have nothing to do with his policies (the way he looks/dresses/his religion), need to back off. That kind of behaviour is not acceptable in Canada.

Whoops. Got a little carried away. Sorry for the long reply! 

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Can't wait to see how you draw the next NDP leader! Sorta glad Mulclair is finally going away. That party needs new blood.

Hi Anon! So sorry for the late response.I don’t know how else to respond to this other than that I won’t be drawing any of the new leaders any time soon. I have an update post currently being worked on that will be done (hopefully) in the coming days.

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don't know if you do requests or not but I saw your picture of the party hands as dogs and was wondering how you would draw them as any animal, not just limited to dogs!

Hi there! I don’t really take requests, but I’m always open to suggestions. Sometimes if an idea sparks my interest/inspires me enough, I may do it. Thanks for the ask! (Your idea might be fun to do if I get a chance. We’ll see. No promises!)

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On July 4th, 2017, Rona Ambrose officially stepped down as the interim leader of the Conservative Party of Canada. She has been replaced by the newly elected Conservative leader, Andrew Scheer.

Even though Rona decided to leave federal politics, she recently stepped up to help Canada as a member of an advisory council for the upcoming NAFTA negotiations.

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Why, you might ask, is Rona wearing a suit on a beach? Because, you could say, she always dresses… conservatively.

Unfortunately, because she’s left federal politics, this may be the last picture I’m able to draw of her. So long, Rona - you were fun to draw!

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Hi! I can't believe I only just found your blog. I'm also from BC Canada, and I love your art. It's beautiful, and I'm currently in the process of scrolling through your entire blog. THANK YOU MY FRIEND.

Hi there! It’s always nice to bump into another British Columbian. Thank you so much for the compliments and I hope you enjoy the content! More stuff on the way (if I ever get a chance to sit down and work). :)

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hope you are okay!

I’m okay, Anon. I’m okay. I want to do an update post soon. Thanks for checking in! ♥

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Come back! We miss you.

I miss you guys, too, Anon. ♥

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came by to check for updates and saw that someone posted about this so I thought you might want to know that Chinese president Xi Jinping broke the sophie streak by bringing his wife with him to mar-a-lago. :/ sophie traveled with the prime minster to the usa since then but probably will never visit DC again any time soon since the current administration is so super anti-feminist. the pm has no choice. but to see him flying solo at a states visit speaks volumes indeed

Ahh! I’m so sorry that I missed responding to this. I realize this is a gazillion months late, but thank you for the update. I honestly haven’t decided whether I will draw any Trump comics only because if I did make one, that would mean I’d have to look at references of him to study his face and… *sass* …nobody got time for that.

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Just wondering if we're ever going to see you draw toothy Rona Ambrose again since she's no longer in the picture?

Thanks for the Ask, Anon! I’ll definitely draw some kind of farewell pic of Rona. Once she leaves politics, though, it’s unlikely I’ll have any good reason to draw her (unless I just feel like drawing her for fun/practice).

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This comic is glorious! What are your political satire inspirations?

Ahh, thank you! I don’t really watch/follow any political satires for inspiration for my comics. I just sort of… read news articles or watch Question Period and ideas brew in my head. But if I had to pick one that I like in general, I’d have to say Rick Mercer when he’s walking past the graffiti wall. It’s a great segment in his show but I’m always too busy to remember to watch it. Thanks for the Ask!

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your canada politics comic is so good! can't wait to see more!

Thank you so much! I’ve got a really cool plan for how to progress the comic, so stay tuned! I just gotta draw it out. :)

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Hi, if ever you are still open to accepting suggestions on what cdnpoli comic you should do next, how about something based on this: www(.)newindianexpress(.)com/world/2017/mar/29/canada-seeks-more-trade-with-post-brexit-britain-says-justin-trudeau-1587508(.)html featuring Justin Trudeau and Theresa May

Hi there! I’m always open to suggestions, it’s I just cannot promise that I’ll draw any of the ideas I receive. I do hold on to them all, though, in case I need inspiration. So thank you for the suggestion! Brexit sure is… something.