I am proud to be a Canadian. I wouldn’t have it any other way. I was proud to cast my vote in the Canadian federal election a few weeks ago. I am proud of our country and our way of life and our values and our national character.

Temporarily, and for one reason only, I wish I was an American.

Because if I was an American, I could vote for Barack Obama.

I hope Americans don’t make a mistake. I hope they vote for Barack Obama and elect him next president of the United States. It would be one of the best decisions they’d ever make.

My endorsement means absolutely nothing, and I know that.

But it’s here all the same.