UPDATE: Canadian twitter love bomb spawns heartwarming thank-yous

UPDATE: Americans are responding to the #TellAmericaItsGreat campaign with a little neighbourly love of their own.

The hashtag, which encourages Canadians to show a little love to their US neighbours, has been trending on twitter for days. Now, another twitter campaign is seeing Americans show their gratitude.

#ThankYouCanada! For real though, you guys are the real MVPs. This election cycle is depressing. #tellamericanitsgreat #TellCanadaThanks pic.twitter.com/jeQBRHo0w2

— Harv (@HarveerSinghCPA) October 18, 2016

Americans across twitter are thanking their northern neighbours for the love using the #TellCanadaThanks hashtag, creating some touching twitter moments to counteract the poisonous political climate in their country.

Canada, you guys rule - and your support is REALLY appreciated during this mess of ours. Much love. #TellCanadaThanks #TellAmericaItsGreat

— Daniel 7 (@Daniel7music) October 18, 2016

#Canada, you made me cry today. Who even thinks of such a thing? Canadians! Can't wait to visit! #TellAmericaItsGreat #TellCanadaThanks.

— Kim Hunt Harris (@KimHuntHarris) October 18, 2016

I am speechless. First you guys save our politicians in #Argo now this? #TellCanadaThanks #tellamericanitsgreat pic.twitter.com/Y4FNCSzfmd

— Clawolyn Pawdig 🐺🎃 (@SoCalRamen) October 18, 2016

#tellcanadathanks I'm not crying, you're crying 😭 #tellamericanitsgreat is the most heart warming moment I've ever had on Twitter

— Amber Dillon (@rockaddict420) October 18, 2016

Dear Canada: #tellamericaitsgreat is the nicest thing I've seen in a long time. Thanks for having our backs! #TellCanadaThanks

— Killarney Traynor (@KillarneyTray) October 18, 2016

woke up this morning to find that we're being love bombed by Canada
❤️💣🇨🇦 that is beyond cool TY❣️#tellamericanitsgreat #TellCanadaThanks https://t.co/u8goGuqQOj

— Alexis King (@aking4news) October 18, 2016

ORIGINAL STORY:

Canadian friendliness once again made the internet swoon this weekend when a video surfaced of a whole bunch of Canadians telling America why they think it’s so great

The video features clips of smiling Canucks jauntily listing off the reasons they appreciate their neighbour to the south. The diverse cast lists everything from the inventors of the internet, iconic rappers Tupac and Notorious B.I.G. to the country’s national parks and humanitarian relief efforts.

The video is a project of the Toronto-based agency The Garden, which said in a blog post it created the video because America needed “a little cheering up.”

“It’s no secret that America is going through a hard time right now … They’ve been bombarded with a tremendous amount of negativity and it’s likely that for many of them, the immediate future seems rather bleak,” the post reads.

“As their closest friends and neighbours, we thought it was important for us to do something to cut through the negativity and help remind them that no matter how bad things might seem, there are a lot of reasons to believe that America is still pretty great.”

Nothing more Canadian than barraging America with compliments to help them turn up morale. #tellamericaitsgreat https://t.co/Z3CxEan5X6

— Maury Rubin (@MauryRubin) October 14, 2016

With the video racking up view counts, enthusiastic Canadians took to twitter to pile on the America love train, tweeting some of their favourite things about the country under the #TellAmericaItsGreat hashtag.

American friends.. you're already great. Look at the leaders you've given us #tellamericaitsgreat @WhatsUpBucho @photospice pic.twitter.com/KnghdPX1ed

— Ian B (@ijbrunt) October 15, 2016

Nuff said #TellAmericaItsGreat pic.twitter.com/RasaZSLm8l

— yellowhog (@yellow_hog) October 15, 2016

You've virtually eradicated Polio, one of the most virulent diseases ever. Don't let anyone tell you you aren't great #tellamericaitsgreat

— Ramillies (@Diodorus_Cronus) October 13, 2016

Many Americans we're quick to show their appreciation.

Thank You #Canada that was so needed! Moved from feeling shame to Pride in one #Tweet #TellAmericaItsGreat #TellCanadaThankyou #Vote Proudly pic.twitter.com/mjP30AjQxU

— Kent Gedwright (@KentGedwright) October 15, 2016