Further to the programme "Radisson", from the Queens University site I linked to in post #2 above:

"Toy manufacturers issued a Radisson doll, a Radisson rifle, a Radisson belt, a Radisson music box, a Radisson buckskin suit, a Radisson t-shirt, a Radisson board game, and Radisson fur hats, which were actually leftover Davy Crockett coonskin caps, with the tail pulled off and a white feather added."

It occurs to me that this is a useful paradigm for understanding many things Canadian. For example, "Peter Mackay is actually a leftover Condaleeza Rice with the what-not pulled off and a whatchamacallit added." Or "Molson's is just Budweiser with the funny off-taste removed and alcohol added." You get the picture.