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Caricature from February 16, 1990

alt= "Translated from original French artwork. Title: The two solitudes Illustration: Drawing of two men seated side-by-side on a bus, each one reading their newspaper. The francophone, whose newspaper is headlining Mitsou, is asking himself who the hell is Yolanda Ballard?. The anglophone, reading an article about Yolanda Ballard, asks himself: Who the hell is Mitsou?

Cultural difference between francophones and anglophones. In Quebec, singer Mitsou, at the height of her fame, makes the headlines. In English Canada, the one in the news is Yolanda Ballard, one-time companion of Harold Ballard, aging owner of the Toronto Maple Leafs. The family is in a public war over his estate, arguing that he is no longer fit to manage his assets.

Credit: Le Droit, February 16, 1990.