[hoosierpearl]

That we don't want to integrate Canadians into our free society, they wouldn't fit, they don't love freedom, there is too much socialism there.
I was taking his comment as he wouldn't want Canadians to be part of the US now.

I've read up on the political divisions in Canada, things written by Canadians, and some there were saying some of the provinces should become part of the US, some who couldn't exist on their own. A lot of the military bases are in Quebec, and electrical production, things that any country needs to keep going. So some Canadians have said they couldn't keep going if there was a separation from Quebec and might have to be part of the US. What I read was written about a decade ago, maybe a bit longer.

That is a bit different from saying that we should take them over, which I don't think, but the thought that some might become part of the US is an idea that has theoretically floated around for a long time.

Some of the provinces can't pay their own bills and are in a negative balance, with a few provinces like Ontario paying enough taxes for several of the western provinces for all their social giveaways.

The main reason some in the western provinces would want to be part of the US is so we could pay their bills for them, their socialized medicine.

[Protagoras]

That is a bit different from saying that we should take them over, which I don't think

Quite a bit different, which of course was what the poster said. And it is the only thing I addressed. I have no interest in theoreticals about combining countries peaceably.