Johnny Canuck first appeared in early political cartoons dating to 1869 where he was portrayed as a younger cousin of the United States' Uncle Sam and Britain's John Bull. He was created as a lumberjack and national personification of Canada. Dressed as a habitant, farmer, logger, rancher or soldier, he was characterized as wholesome and uncomplicated man and was often depicted resisting the bullying of John Bull or Uncle Sam. He appeared regularly in editorial cartoons for 30 years before declining in usage in the early twentieth century. Maybe it is time to bring him back and add a female counterpart as well.
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