Robert LaPalme is considered the Picasso of Canadian editorial cartoonists. He worked for every leading French-language newspaper in Québec, and for 25 years organized a prestigious international caricature and cartoon exhibition in Montréal. He was raised in Alberta, but returned to Québec at the end of the First World War where he started doodling with a set of draughtsman's instruments. He created cubist caricatures of several politicians that L'Almanach de la langue française published in 1933. LaPalme's first job as an illustrator was with the political daily L'Ordre. During the Second World War he worked for L'Événement Journal, L'Action catholique and La Patrie. In 1950 he joined Le Devoir as editorial cartoonist. It was there he made his reputation as a ground-breaking cartoonist. He used his pen to conduct vitriolic attacks on Québec premier Maurice Duplessis. LaPalme joined La Presse in 1959 but soon moved to Le Nouveau journal.
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