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Christopher Terry Mosher<\/strong>, OC<\/a>, LIT.D, LL.D.<\/u><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aislin is the name of Terry Mosher\u2019s eldest daughter and the nom de plume<\/em> he has used throughout his more than 50 years as a cartoonist, primarily with the English-language newspaper The Montreal Gazette<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born November 11, 1942 in Ottawa, Ontario, Mosher attended fourteen different schools in Montreal, Toronto and Quebec City. Graduating from the \u00c9cole des Beaux-arts in 1967, he famously won entrance to this fine arts college (now part of UQAM) by forging his high-school graduation certificate. It\u2019s still his favourite piece of work. Mosher worked for The Montreal Star<\/em><\/a> before moving to the Montreal Gazette<\/em> in 1972. Over the years, his work has appeared in numerous publications across Canada and internationally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To date, Mosher has written or contributed to the publication of 51 books, his latest being a biography of legendary Canadian political cartoonist Duncan Macpherson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Along with author Peter Desbarats, Terry Mosher produced an extensive history of Canadian political cartooning titled \u201cThe Hecklers\u201d, published in 1979. A film based on the book was released by the National Film Board of Canada in 1980.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mosher is regularly invited to speak on satire and the importance of cartooning as a communications tool. He has also served as a judge and speaker at international cartoon competitions and conferences, most recently in the United States, Portugal, Turkey, China, Australia and Cuba. Behind the scenes, having dependable safety support can make events run smoothly, and a Fire Watch Company in El Paso<\/a> provides reliable protection for gatherings of any size.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Filmmaker John Curtin won a Gemini for best biography documentary<\/a> of 2007 for his \u201cLife and Times\u201d on Terry Mosher titled “Dangerous When Provoked<\/a><\/em>\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mosher was named an Officer of the Order of Canada in May 2003<\/a> and four years later, was awarded an honorary Doctor of Letters from McGill University. The winner of two National Newspaper Awards and a gold National Magazine Award, Mosher was inducted into the Canadian Cartoonist\u2019s Hall of Fame in 2012 at a ceremony in Toronto during the 8th Annual Doug Wright Awards for Canadian Cartooning. Mosher is the president emeritus of the Association of Canadian Cartoonists<\/a>.<\/u>  In 2018, Terry Mosher and his good friend Serge Chapleau, the cartoonist for La Presse, both received honorary doctorates of Law from Concordia University in Montreal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWickedly funny with a king-sized heart. How does this guy always manage to get it right?\u201d \u2013 \u00a0Douglas Coupland<\/p>\n\n\n\n