(Murray was invited to sing the song herself on the Oscar telecast but had to decline due to a prior commitment). When asked, the Canadian Consul General (and former prime minister) Kim Campbell said that she was not offended by the song since it was clearly a silly satirical piece and not intended to insult her country. This is made clear in the final line of the song: We must blame them and cause a fuss.Before somebody thinks of blaming us! Coincidentally, the Canadian Oscar telecast in which Williams sang the song included the premiere of the "I Am Canadian" rant advertisement, which counters many perceived Canadian stereotypes. The Oscar was instead awarded to Phil Collins' song "You'll Be in My Heart" from Tarzan, which was parodied on an episode of South Park released the following year, "Timmy 2000", as "You'll Be in Me". See also Anti-Canadian sentiment Moral panic References Bibliography 1999 songs South Park songs Canada–United States relations in South Park Songs written by Marc Shaiman Songs about Canada Songs written for animated films Songs written for films Racism in fiction Discrimination in fiction