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Patrick Corrigan's cartoon depicts Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's balancing act

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Corrigan, P. (2026, October 10). Patrick Corrigan's cartoon depicts Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's balancing act. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorial-cartoons/patrick-corrigan-s-cartoon-depicts-alberta-premier-danielle-smith-s-balancing-act/article_4ee430ca-41df-4493-84a6-d3934f86a05b.html

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Toronto Star · collected 2026-10-10 · by Patrick Corrigan

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Patrick Corrigan, an editorial cartoonist based in Toronto and contributor to the Star, has created a cartoon depicting Alberta Premier Danielle Smith trying to balance various political interests. The article does not provide further details about the content of the cartoon beyond this description.
Written by AI on 2026-10-10, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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Story summary

Patrick Corrigan, a Toronto-based editorial cartoonist and freelance contributor for the Star, created a cartoon illustrating Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's political balancing act. The cartoon aims to capture the complexities of her role in managing various interests within her province. The article mentions that readers can follow Corrigan on X (formerly known as Twitter) at @startoons, where he shares his work and insights regularly. However, accessing additional details about the specific content or context of the cartoon requires subscription to a newsletter provided by the Star.

Written for “Alberta Politics Cartoons” on 2026-11-02, grounded in this article and the 0 other(s) covering the same event.

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📰 Alberta Politics Cartoons
Politics · 1 article(s) covering the same event.

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Toronto Star · 11094 article(s) · 28 correction(s) detected
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2026-10-24
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2026-10-07
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2026-09-24
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Who wrote this

Patrick Corrigan
5 article(s) here · 0 carrying a prediction
Also by Patrick Corrigan
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Star Toronto

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Patrick Corrigan PERSON · 1× Star ORG · 1× Toronto GPE · 1×

Narrative

Patrick Corrigan is a Toronto-based editorial cartoonist and freelance contributor for the Star.
framing: assertive · carried by 3 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-19

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Patrick Corrigan is a Toronto-based editorial cartoonist and freelance contributor for the Star. asserted
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