Oh, Canada!

You've been a formidable opponent and a wonderful neighbor. Your scenery is unbeatable, your common sense the most uncommon in America, your friendliness world-wide, your humor among the best in the Anglo-French world, your freedoms uncompromised.

Even your political cautionary tales (Rob Ford) have been meant in the best of ways.

When my car broke down on the way to Alaska, who stopped for me? Canadians? When I landed my plane at desk on an empty airfield in B.C., who drove over to take me home to tea? Canadians.

And we Yanks won't forget the Canadian diplomats who rescued six of our Iranian hostages.

I promise to look after our Canadian guests, even the Quebecers, and if our people ever vote to invade you again, I will vote against it.

From Yukon to Nunavut to Bob to BC to Alberta to Saskatchawan to Manitoba to Ontario to the French one to New Brunwick, to Prince Edward Island to Nova Scotia to NewfoundLAND to your great cities of Halifax, Toronto, Montreal, Quebec City, Calgary AND Edmonton, Vancouver Victoria and Yellowknife, Whitehorse.

We Americans love you all! We Alaskans love you all and look down on you!

We will honor you, serve you, protect you as we protect our own.

All we ask of you is your beer and your women!