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Amid election woes, Canadians are telling America it's great

An online Canadian campaign is trying to make Americans feel a bit better about the current state of political affairs by reminding them why we like their country in the first place.

The hashtag #TellAmericaItsGreat, created by Toronto ad agency The Garden, is being used on Twitter to remind our American neighbours about their best qualities as they go through an election season that is more rancorous and divisive by the day.

“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,” the agency writes in a blog post announcing the hashtag.

The informal campaign seems to have struck a chord with people on both sides of the world’s longest international border, leading the hashtag to trend on Twitter on Monday.

Canadians, including politicians, used the hashtag to share their thoughts on the best attributes of their southern neighbours.

Some Americans shared their appreciation for the cheering Canadian effort.

And a few people worked a bit of humour into their compliments.

And it didn’t escape notice that the hashtag itself might actually be an example of what is great–or at least stereotypical–about this country.