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US, Canada Should Merge Into One Country
New York Post ^
| October 26, 2013
| Diane Francis
Posted on 12/23/2013 12:43:58 PM PST by SamAdams76
U-S-Eh! No two nations in the world are as integrated, economically and socially, as the United States and Canada. We share geography, values and a gigantic border. Regardless of this close friendship, our two countries are on a slow-motion collision course with each other and with the rest of the world. In 1987, the two countries signed the Free Trade Agreement (Mexico joined in 1994) but the US-Canada border has become more clogged than ever, hurting trade and tourism. There are heavy regulations, security controls and border police, the result of terrorist threats and extensive drug smuggling from Canada that has forced US officials to deploy drones and set up listening posts. Border problems are also due to neglect. Talks to create joint infrastructure have dragged on for years. An initiative announced in 2011 aimed at creating a two-country security perimeter, by blending police, immigration, customs and anti-terrorist efforts, has still not delivered results. While both countries wrestle with internal political challenges, meanwhile, the economies of the larger world change and flourish.
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To: dblshot
hey you forgot a few states.
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posted on
12/23/2013 1:00:51 PM PST
by
no-to-illegals
(Scrutinize our government and Secure the Blessing of Freedom and Justice)
To: afraidfortherepublic
They had that option and turned it down in the 1780’s.
42
posted on
12/23/2013 1:02:02 PM PST
by
Mouton
(The insurrection laws perpetuate what we have for a government now.)
To: SamAdams76
Canadian identity is based primarily on their devotion to the notion that they are NOT AMERICANS.
They like our tourist dollars, but they aren't too sure about us.
While parts of the US--the red parts--would make a kinda nice blend with the prairie provinces, you don't really want any part of Quebec. All the Francophones are descended from about 5000 settlers, and they define themselves not only as NOT AMERICAN, but NOT ENGLISH-SPEAKING, EITHER. And not for nothing is British Columbia sometimes referred to as British California. Ontario is not wonderful, either: it's the most developed industrially AND it's socialist.
They're NOT just like us. O, some are true free spirits, but a lot of them would fit right in if transplanted to blue state cesspools of regimentation.
43
posted on
12/23/2013 1:02:14 PM PST
by
Nepeta
To: Savage Beast
I’ll vote for this .... btw ... where do I vote?
44
posted on
12/23/2013 1:02:17 PM PST
by
no-to-illegals
(Scrutinize our government and Secure the Blessing of Freedom and Justice)
To: dfwgator
Yes, ask Mark Steyn. And the whiskey is the least of it. The whiskey and beer is perfectly fine. I think they still do that right.
To: SamAdams76
How about trading them New England, New York, Minnesota, Washington, California, and Obama for Stephen Harper?
(They have to take Obama and New England, or the deal is off)
46
posted on
12/23/2013 1:03:06 PM PST
by
Hoodat
(Democrats - Opposing Equal Protection since 1828)
To: SamAdams76
Why on earth would Canada want to give up self determination and let millions of illegal aliens into their country?
47
posted on
12/23/2013 1:03:13 PM PST
by
Hugin
To: longtermmemmory
the separation of church and state. There isn't such a thing.
48
posted on
12/23/2013 1:03:22 PM PST
by
ROCKLOBSTER
(Celebrate "Republicans Freed the Slaves" Month.)
To: SamAdams76
Why not. Their actors come down here to perform then criticize the way we live. If one country they can no longer slam the US.
49
posted on
12/23/2013 1:04:15 PM PST
by
SkyDancer
(Live your life in such a way that the Westboro church will want to picket your funeral.)
To: SamAdams76
The provinces of Canada would have to adopt the U.S. Constitution. It will happen.Great.
Then they can shred our Constitution too.
50
posted on
12/23/2013 1:04:21 PM PST
by
Flycatcher
(God speaks to us, through the supernal lightness of birds, in a special type of poetry.)
To: afraidfortherepublic
I suspect that there are aspects of Canadian life that we would not like. Yeah, like their weather.
51
posted on
12/23/2013 1:04:36 PM PST
by
ROCKLOBSTER
(Celebrate "Republicans Freed the Slaves" Month.)
To: Hugin
Why on earth would Canada want to give up self determination and let millions of illegal aliens into their country? It's too cold up there - they would never do it.
Instead, many of the most productive people would move up there.
To: kabar
Nothing to be gained for Canada. They’d have to shoulder their share of our military expenses. Right now we’re defending them for free.
53
posted on
12/23/2013 1:05:44 PM PST
by
beelzepug
(if any alphabets are watchin', I'll be coming home right after the meetin')
To: Savage Beast
the proposal from the unitednorthamerica site is for each province to become a state.
The would mean the outermost provinces would join the usa.
quebec would go off to la la land (but not be allowed to take the hydro electric plants)
leaving the middle province(s) to think reallly hard.
54
posted on
12/23/2013 1:07:27 PM PST
by
longtermmemmory
(VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
To: afraidfortherepublic
” and I suspect that there are aspects of Canadian life that we would not like.”
—
Adding Vancouver and Prince George and their crime would be a deal breaker for me.
We’ve got our own problems.
.
55
posted on
12/23/2013 1:07:31 PM PST
by
Mears
To: dblshot
I rather just give Canada everythig north of the Mason Mixon line and east of the Mississippi. I'd rather swap our socialists for their capitalists. And then fortify the border.
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posted on
12/23/2013 1:07:55 PM PST
by
SampleMan
(Feral Humans are the refuse of socialism.)
To: SamAdams76
Oh, goody. MORE consolidation... because giving more and more power and authority to fewer and fewer people has done SO well every other time it has been done. /sarc>
"Power corrupts. Absolute power corrupts absolutely."
So, of course, we seek to make mega-governments and mega-economies! Brilliant! /sarc>
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posted on
12/23/2013 1:08:18 PM PST
by
Teacher317
(We have now sunk to a depth at which restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men)
To: SamAdams76
Yeah then we could merge into an EVEN WORSE socialized medicine system.
No thanks.
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posted on
12/23/2013 1:08:39 PM PST
by
discostu
(I don't meme well.)
To: Grimmy
Without Canada, we have no easy option for those whove voluntarily signed a military contract, but dont have the honor, nor integrity, to actually see it through if the situation goes all shooty and stuff. We just call them DEMOCRATS.
59
posted on
12/23/2013 1:08:50 PM PST
by
Iron Munro
(Orwell: There are some ideas so absurd that only an intellectual could believe them.)
To: SamAdams76
Actually, I think that it is quite neat that the U. S. and Canada are so similar in many ways, and yet don’t really have any reason to merge. This is the lesson that the Europeans should have learned long ago: you can have good relations with a neighbor, and profitable trade for both, but there is no reason that a political union is necessary.
A bigger country would be more socialist and imperialist. Does Switzerland have to be large to be the best country in Europe? NO! Are the largest the best? It that were true, people would be trying to sneak into Russia.
There is a movement for Nova Scotia to leave Canada and join the U.S., but I don’t think that it is more than this website: http://www.nova.scotia.statehood.20fr.com
We love Canada, but we say, leave them alone!
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posted on
12/23/2013 1:09:03 PM PST
by
docbnj
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