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Caricature from October 13, 1981

alt= "Translated from original French artwork. Illustration: Two drawings of Pierre Elliot Trudeau giving a speech. In the top one, from 1968, he affirms: A bilingual Canada from sea to sea!. In the bottom one, from 1981, he adds: Except in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Newfoundland and Prince Edward Island.

Heated debates marked the constitutional meetings that eventually led to the 1982 repatriation of the Constitution. Bado also took a stab at the bilingualism situation in Canada.

Credit: Le Droit, October 13, 1981.