[TommyTrojan]

The Canadian that you’re thinking of is the late Gordon Sinclair.

[Texas Eagle]

Thanks for the assist. Commencing new youtube search.

[Texas Eagle]

Thanks for the assist. Found it.

The particular recording I was thinking of was actually by a guy named Bryan MacGregor reciting Gordon Sinclair's soliloquy with a rousing rendition of "America, The Beautiful" as background music.

If anyone's interested, here's the link.....

The Americans--Bryan MacGregor