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Please browse the gallery below to discover images, videos, and audio from the exhibition "BADO: The Francophonie Through Pencil Strokes." Click on an image to see an enlarged version with a description, or to play the video or audio clip.
alt= Translated from original French artwork. Title: Doug Ford shuts down the Université de l’Ontario français and the Office of the French Language Services Commissioner Illustration: Drawing of a man standing in front of a pile of smoldering ashes, saying: Luckily, we have Caroline Mulroney on our side.
alt= Translated from original French artwork. Title: Ontario : Francophones left out of the Speech from the Throne Illustration: Drawing of Doug Ford holding two speeches: on the first one, a blanc page, on the second, Université de l’Ontario français and Ministry of Francophone Affairs. Doug Ford says: ”A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush!
alt= Translated from original French artwork. Title: Franco-Ontarians claim victory Illustration: Drawing of Ontario’s Minister of Francophone Affairs, Marie France Lalonde, on a skateboard, hanging onto a school bus inscribed with omnibus bill. She is wearing a t-shirt with the inscription bilingual Ottawa and is holding a small flag that says “UOF”.
alt= Translated from original French artwork. Illustration: Comic strip with two panels depicting a discussion between a man and his son, as they gaze at the night sky. In the corner of the top panel, we see Yesterday, with the son saying look, a UFO, and the father replying You should say OVNI! In the corner of the bottom panel, we see the son tell his father look, a UFO, and the father replying You should say a UFO – the acronym of Université franco-ontarienne.
alt= Translated from original French artwork. Title: Université de l’Ontario français Illustration: Drawing of a man dragging himself over the hot desert sand towards a shovel labelled groundbreaking. The man says: UOF, it’s about time!
alt= Translated from original French artwork. Illustration: Comic strip with two panels, showing a reporter asking: Minister, can we hope to someday see a francophone university?. The answer she gets is The issue is under review.
alt= Translated from original French artwork. Illustration: Comic strip with two panels, showing two people sitting at a bar. One says to the other: the French-language university in Ontario project is at it again! The other replies Is this turning into a thesis or what?
alt= Translated from original French artwork. Newspaper article with an inset of a quote by University of Ottawa Rector Father Roger Guindon: establishing a French-language university in Ontario would be tantamount to repeating the mistake of establishing English-language universities [McGill, Bishop and Concordia] in Quebec.) Illustration: Drawing of Roger Guidon affirming Just look where it got them!
alt= Translated from original French artwork. Title: With the Order of Ontario, Mike Harris…will be able to complete his collection Illustration: Drawing of the medal of the Order of Ontario, along with two other medals: one representing Walkerton (symbol of poison danger) and the other representing the Montfort saga (“no symbol”, a red circle intersected by a red oblique bar).
alt= Translated from original French artwork. Title: Abolition of the Court Challenges Program Illustration : Drawing of John Baird brandishiging a huge pair of scissors, declaring: S.O.S. Montfort never again!
alt= Translated from original French artwork. Illustration: Drawing of Gisèle Lalonde with boxing gloves, standing victorious in front of a giant, whose foot alone is visible – in reference to David’s defeat of Goliath. She declares: This is what happens when you attack a “Monfort” (stronger me) than you!
alt= Translated from original French artwork. Illustration: Drawing of a mummified patient pierced by a sword through the back, whose bandages are labelled MONTFORT. The patient is saying: Luckily we have a good constitution!