--- title: Ottawa Shooting Cartoon by Bruce MacKinnon Is Perfect Tribute description: Editorial cartoon is moving tribute to the soldier who died in the Ottawa shooting canonical: https://time.com/3535207/ottawa-shooting-cartoon-bruce-mackinnon/ author: Olivia B. 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Waxman Staff Writer Oct 23, 2014 9:51 PM UTC An editorial cartoon has touched Canadians who were affected by the shooting at the National War Memorial in Ottawa yesterday. [_Chronicle Herald_](http://thechronicleherald.ca/novascotia/1245912-bruce-mackinnon-s-war-memorial-cartoon-touches-hearts-worldwide)‘s cartoonist Bruce MacKinnon drew one of the memorial’s bronze World War I soldiers offering a hand to Cpl. Nathan Cirillo, the 24-year-old reservist who was killed, as a soldier kneels by his side: “That’s the part that touched me – the feet,” Ian Thompson, associate publisher of the _Chronicle Herald_, [said](http://thechronicleherald.ca/novascotia/1245912-bruce-mackinnon-s-war-memorial-cartoon-touches-hearts-worldwide) in a statement. The illustration prompted an emotional outpouring on Twitter: Bringing peaceful thoughts to a difficult situation. Thank-you [@CH\_Cartoon](https://twitter.com/CH%5FCartoon?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw) of the [@chronicleherald](https://twitter.com/chronicleherald?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw) [#OttawaShooting](https://twitter.com/hashtag/OttawaShooting?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw) [pic.twitter.com/hUV4mH2yXJ](http://t.co/hUV4mH2yXJ) — Timothy M. Smith (@timsmith2000) [October 23, 2014](https://twitter.com/timsmith2000/status/525246373390983168?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw) Cried looking at [@CH\_Cartoon](https://twitter.com/CH%5FCartoon?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw) this morning, cried describing it to a colleague. Will try not to cry during interview just after 3pm today. — CBC Mainstreet Hfx (@Mainstreethfx) [October 23, 2014](https://twitter.com/Mainstreethfx/status/525304019045351424?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw) [@AntonyRobart](https://twitter.com/AntonyRobart?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw) [@CH\_Cartoon](https://twitter.com/CH%5FCartoon?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw) [@chronicleherald](https://twitter.com/chronicleherald?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw) pictures can often express things so much better than words. Truly moving — Alison Edward (@SimplyBalances) [October 23, 2014](https://twitter.com/SimplyBalances/status/525322245351428096?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw) [@CH\_Cartoon](https://twitter.com/CH%5FCartoon?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw) Your Cartoon Tribute has transcended borders, nationalities and cultures... An image that will be recognisable for a decade. — Charlie Innocent (@CharlieInnocent) [October 23, 2014](https://twitter.com/CharlieInnocent/status/525327291547918339?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3535207/ottawa-shooting-cartoon-bruce-mackinnon/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3535207/ottawa-shooting-cartoon-bruce-mackinnon/"},"headline":"This Powerful Cartoon About the Ottawa Shooting Is Bringing Canada to Tears","datePublished":"2014-10-23T21:51:22.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:14:00.847Z","description":"It's been called the perfect tribute to a fallen soldier","url":"https://time.com/3535207/ottawa-shooting-cartoon-bruce-mackinnon/","keywords":["Newsfeed","World"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Olivia B. 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