The united states and Canada, despite being two separate countries, share a lot of things.
They share a border, values, geography.
They trade freely, thanks to the 1987 Free Trade Agreement.
The US and Canada are basically BFF, at least more so than any other two countries on earth.
But what would happen, if Canada suddenly decided it was better off becoming part of
the US?
That’s exactly what we are going to talk about, right now on life’s biggest questions.
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Did you know that America once invited Canada to join the united states?
In march of 1781, as part of Americas first constitution, the united states officially
invited Canada to join them with no strings attached.
At the time, Canada was not what it is today.
Only Ontario and quebec was considered Canada, and there were only about 166 thousand residents.
But one condition was, Canada would have to end their relationship with great Britain.
Evidently, this didn’t happen.
British colonsts in Canada didn’t want to leave the crown.
And during the American revolution, the continental army tried to invade Canada, so that didn’t
sit too right with Canadians.
The united states tried to invade canda a second time in 1812, and Canadians responded
by burning down the whitehouse, so since then the idea of the two countries merging was
a bit of a shot in the dark.
But If both countries decided to ignore the past, and candada joined the united states,
the new country would be bigger than south America in size.
It would have a population of 361 million people.
Perhaps one of the biggest benefits to joining forces, is america’s new economy would be
bigger than that of the European union.
Canada has substantial resources that remained untouched.
There remains staggering amounts of oil and gas, minerals, metals, water, and land.
The united states would be able to use those resources rather than importing them from
other countries.
It would also mean that anyone who lived in the two former countries would be able to
live and work anywhere.
There would be countless new job opportunities, business opportunities, and educational opportunities.
Canadians could move south to warmer climates.
Americans could move north to enjoy more space.
If Canada and the United states joined forces, Canada would enjoy the protection of their
new military.
China and Russia are already after the arctic and its estimated 35 trillion dollars worth
of untaped oil and natural gas.
Warming global temperatures are causing the ice to retreat and thats opening up a new
sea and trade route.
Russia has already begun to build military installations and facilities.
In the next few years, its going to be pretty imperative that Canada and the united states
do the same.
All of this being said, there would definitely some difficulties if Canada decided to join
the US.
For starters, Canada and the us are very different when it comes to ideals.
Canada is far more liberal than the us.
The two countries have different styles of governments, legal systems, health care, gun
laws, and tax systems.
Would the united states be able to loosen their gun control laws?
Would the united states adopt universal health care?
The answer to those questions is probably not.
If Canada joined the united states, it would have to get used to the way the united states
works, and their values.
It is unlikely that Canadians would accept relaxed gun laws and no free health care.
There would obviously be backlash and riots, because finding a political common ground
would be extremely difficult.
Merging two complex entities is always extremely complex.
Canada and the united states are two separate countries with strong identities.
They are incompatibal, politically and social.
That being said,Both countries are great countries, and do not need to join forces.
That being said, the two countries are great allies.
From a military standpoint, Canada is already protected by the US, so Canada essentially
doesn’t have a lot to gain.
If it aint broke, don’t fix it, amirite?
What do you think would happen if Canada joined the united states?
Let us know in the comments below.
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