It has been four years since American anchor Tucker Carlson dismissed Canada as a "stalker" akin to a "retarded cousin you see at Thanksgiving," and Canada has finally offered its rebuttal. 

The refutation, however, did not originate from within this nation's bountiful borders. Rather the defence was a six-minute video compiled, narrated, and hence validated by none other than revered American correspondent Tom Brokaw. The former host of NBC Nightly News took the best of Canada and blasted it over that network's airwaves ahead of the Olympic opening ceremonies. The video, entitled 'Tom Brokaw Explains Canada to Americans,' has been likened to a valentine of sorts, an unabashed display of affection from one country to another. "Never has there been a relationship as close, productive, and peaceful as that between the United States and Canada," Mr. Brokaw said, his narration woven upon a soaring musical score and montage of Canadian sights. 

From bird's eye views of towering ice-capped mountains and rolling blue seas, to vintage black-and-white footage from the Second World War, the video illustrates once and for all what at least one Twitter user has known all along: Mr. Brokaw is "crushin' on Canada." Indeed, in the days after the clip aired, the search-term 'Brokaw explains Canada' was the No. 1 Twitter trending topic in this country. Not only do Americans now know that Canadians are a "hearty" people who live across 10 provinces and three territories, but so too do they get the chance to appreciate this nation's comedic greats. What video about Canada would be complete without a clip of Canadian Mike Meyer's in Wayne's World? 

But alas, Mr. Brokaw may have stumbled in one regard -- or at least as far as Prime Minister Stephen Harper might be concerned. At one point, Mr. Brokaw uses the phrase "From sea to shining sea." To which Prime Minister Harper might add this correction: "From sea, to sea, to sea," careful to include Canada's sovereign claim to the Arctic shores. However, most seem to have forgiven Mr. Brokaw for this debatable misstep, as YouTube commentors have united behind a viewer named CanadiansKickIce, who said, "Man it feels good to be Canadian."