NolSinkler said:
MoHasanie said:
This would be good. Our country is so sparsely populated and most of our population lives near the border with the US. If uniting both countries sees an increase in population then that would be good. The US won't really gain much from taking us over though besides our endless amount of resources. Most of our land is uninhabitable and also too cold. Our taxes are higher and everything is more expensive here, however we do have free health care and uniting both countries might see the end of that so that won't be good. I can guarantee though that if both countries united, then our provinces would see a decrease in population since people would leave Canada for lower taxes and lower housing prices in the States.
If Canadian provinces were allowed to continue with their current laws and system and still be part of the States then I agree it should happen.
Opening the border would also be good, but again, people would leave Canada for lower costs in the US. It is much easier to immigrate to Canada then the United States, and I would assume people would use easier Canadian immigration laws as a method of getting into the States.
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Resources, land, a well-educated population - these are some of the things the U.S. stands to gain. I'm not sure that Canada would see a decrease in population. Some may want to leave, but some Americans may want to move there (I'd love to live in the Toronto area, for instance)- and I'm sure that the Canadian provinces would find ways to be competitive. Canada stands to gain influence over the politics of the world's most powerful country, and access to its land, infrastructure, and institutions. It's really a win-win.
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Influence over American politics? Seriously? Get real man, that's about as win-win as handing over all your property to another player in Monopoly. The White House isn't about to start letting a country 10xs less their population to have any significant power, Washington is going to run this show. I can't see why Canadians would want to give up their political and national freedom for access to things we already have because of trade. The only real advantage for Canada is access to pure military might but NATO is a fine alternative.
