Canadians attempt to cheer up Americans with #TellAmericaItsGreat

Canadians showed their love for Americans, after a Toronto ad agency launched the hashtag #TellAmericaItsGreat. Click through the slideshow to see a few reactions — from both Canadians and Americans — on Twitter. less Canadians showed their love for Americans, after a Toronto ad agency launched the hashtag #TellAmericaItsGreat. Click through the slideshow to see a few reactions — from both Canadians and Americans — on ... more Photo: FRED CHARTRAND Photo: FRED CHARTRAND Image 1 of / 29 Caption Close Canadians attempt to cheer up Americans with #TellAmericaItsGreat 1 / 29 Back to Gallery

America, it seems our election feelings have been showing.

In fact, the mental state of America has been so noticeable, our neighbors to the north thought they'd make us feel better.

Enter: #TellAmericaItsGreat.

In a blog post entitled "A Friend In Need" Toronto ad agency The Garden said it "thought it was important for us to do something to cut through the negativity":

It's no secret that America is going through a hard time right now. The election has exposed some pretty scary realities that will likely challenge them for years to come, regardless of who's elected. 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.

With that, it occurred to us that America could probably use a little cheering up. That's why we created the "Tell America it's great" campaign.

The Garden asked Canadians to respond via their website tellamericaitsgreat.com and through Twitter, using the hashtag #TellAmericaItsGreat.

The agency also put together this video, talking up the best of America, from inventing the Internet to its national parks.

The outpouring of love from Canada led to some strong responses on social media. One YouTube viewer wrote in the comments section: "I had no idea how politically jaded I'd become until I clicked on this. I expected it to be a campaign ad or some sarcastic American fact video. Just another 2 min clip full of people bashing the US (and Trump/Hillary). But it wasn't anything like that and I cried cause it felt so odd hearing good things about my country. I cried because people didn't say we sucked. How sad is that? Love you Canada!"

The resulting response also apparently surprised the creators of the project, who tweeted on Sunday, "A bit teary eyed in a good way - overwhelmed by the outpouring of positivity + support. Thank you, let's keep it going #tellamericaitsgreat."

A bit teary eyed in a good way - overwhelmed by the outpouring of positivity + support. Thank you, let's keep it going #tellamericaitsgreat — The Garden (@TheGardenVoice) October 16, 2016

"There's an idea being floated out there, that our American friends just aren't as great as they used to be, and that to be 'great again' some pretty scary changes need to happen," Shane Ogilvie, co-founder of The Garden, told Forbes. "We don't agree, [and] with the outcome having the potential to impact our own country, we thought it was important to remind [Americans] that we think that they are actually pretty great."

As NPR pointed out, the campaign seems partisan in how it goes about its mission, never mentioning Donald Trump by name — despite the wordplay on his slogan, "Make America Great Again."