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In 1921, the Ontario Department of Education selected Charles William Jefferys to illustrate George M. Wrong's Ontario Public School History of Canada, a textbook being published under Lorne Pierce's Ryerson Press imprint. Upon their first meeting, the English-born artist—whose family had bounced around the northeastern U.S. and Ontario before settling in Toronto around 1880—and Pierce, a former Methodist minister, hit it off immediately despite a gap in age of twenty-one years. In Pierce, Jefferys found a kindred spirit who shared his ambition to excite nationalist sentiment among Canadians. He wanted to popularize Canadian history as an epic and romantic story by bringing historical characters to life through his illustrations. The long friendship and collaboration between artist and publisher, which resulted in a number of books, proved so successful that Jefferys's images became instantly recognizable, Canadian icons that shaped more than one generation's understanding of Canadian nationalism.

With his intention to shove the Ontario PC party back to the right, newly hatched leader Tim Hudak demonstrated that he is the true heir to Mike Harris. But what kind of son will he be? Will he fit the mould of the creature in the Toho studio's Son of Godzilla film or will he be like the comical sidekick, Godzooky, from the animated US Godzilla TV series? In a city that never recovered from the "Common Sense Revolution," the answer to that question will suggest future perils for Toronto.

Every Sunday, Torontoist features an illustration of a concert from the past week, with a focus on local talent.

Every Sunday, Torontoist features an illustration of a concert from the past week, with a focus on local talent.

Every Sunday, Torontoist features an illustration of a concert from the past week, with a focus on local talent.

Every Sunday, Torontoist features an illustration of a concert from the past week, with a focus on local talent.

Every Sunday, Torontoist features an illustration of a concert from the past week, with a focus on local talent.

Every Sunday, Torontoist features an illustration of a concert from the past week, with a focus on local talent.

Every Sunday, Torontoist features an illustration of a concert from the past week, with a focus on local talent.

Every Sunday, Torontoist features an illustration of a concert from the past week, with a focus on local talent.

Every Sunday, Torontoist features an illustration of a concert from the past week, with a focus on local talent.

Every Sunday, Torontoist features an illustration of a concert from the past week, with a focus on local talent.

Every Sunday, Torontoist features an illustration of a concert from the past week, with a focus on local talent.

Every Sunday, Torontoist features an illustration of a concert from the past week, with a focus on local talent.

It's reassuring to know that while there's always a scheduled event in Toronto (World Naked Bike Ride, Rendezvous With Madness Film Festival, Nuit Blanche, Winterlicious, dandy bicycle polo, and pillow fights), the citizenry of this town refuses to spend the intervening hours sitting still.

Every Sunday, Torontoist features an illustration of a concert from the past week, with a focus on local talent.

Every Sunday, Torontoist features an illustration of a concert from the past week, with a focus on local talent.

Since January 2006, quirky black-and-white brushstroke illustrations have graced the back page of the The New York Times Magazine. The work is that of Toronto-based designer and OCAD teacher Bob Hambly, who just completed his 500th illustration—a bus—for the prestigious Sunday newspaper supplement.

Sarah Lazarovic––curator of the garage-based Montrose Portrait Gallery of Canada––is painting a portrait of a Torontonian (be they grannies or gardeners or Gord Perks) every day for one hundred days. Each Monday, we'll feature one of those portraits here.

Sarah Lazarovic––curator of the garage-based Montrose Portrait Gallery of Canada––is painting a portrait of a Torontonian (be they grannies or gardeners or Gord Perks) every day for one hundred days. Each Monday, we'll feature one of those portraits here.