Con: We'd all have to learn French
Canada could have had it all, American technology, British politics, and French food.
Instead they got American Food, British technology, and French politics.
Canadians, don't snipe at me for the joke. I got it from a Canadian Naval Officer I was serving with.
Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)