Sébastien Thibault / We Stand on Guard / Globe and Mail

Sébastien Thibault was asked by The Globe and Mail to create a cover and an inside illustration on the Canadian flag in connection with the “Freedom” convoy. As the protests and blockades have shown, a country’s flag can have more than one meaning. The maple leaf is now seen in other countries as an anti-vaccine and anti-sanitary restriction symbol.

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