El Jones, who served as the city's poet laureate from 2013 to 2015, is well known for speaking out against anti-black racism in Halifax. She has also been among the most prominent voices criticizing Sidney Crosby for accepting an invitation to the White House.

"The reason why they're so viciously angry with me is that I identified the presence of racism in Halifax," Jones told BuzzFeed Canada.

(The Halifax publication is not affiliated with the Ottawa-based Frank magazine.)



The cartoon, which ran online and in print, shows Jones among activists calling for the removal of a statue of Edward Cornwallis, the founder of Halifax who issued a "Scalping Proclamation" in 1749 offering rewards for the scalps of Mi'kmaw people.

