Lynn Johnston CM OM (born May 28, 1947) is a Canadian cartoonist and author, best known for her newspaper comic strip For Better or For Worse.

Born Lynn Ridgway in Collingwood, Ontario, she was raised in North Vancouver, British Columbia, where she was a close childhood friend of comedians Paul K. Willis and Michael Boncoeur.

She sent twenty copies of a strip called The Johnstons, based on her family "since we were the only people I knew I could draw over and over again with some consistency.

Her friend and Canadian comedian Michael Boncoeur inspired the controversial story about Lawrence's coming out.

Deanna was based on Aaron's high school sweetheart, who died in a car accident years after their relationship ended.

On seldom occasion an entire strip or a panel has been redone, such as Michael or Elizabeth spanked being turned into a "time out".

Other strips, such as Elly getting annoyed and then hurling something at the back of John's head (such as a coffee cup) were also censored.

[10] Johnston had talked about either ending For Better or For Worse or handing it off to another cartoonist, but changed her mind as a result of her split from her husband of over 30 years.

On 13 March 2014, Library and Archives Canada announced that it had acquired material to add to its Johnston collection, including 3282 drawings, 296 watercolours, 244 photographs, about 3.5 m of textual items, and a few other objects.