I'm watching this in January 2025, I just read Diane Francis's book. It's a spectacular idea, necessary nonetheless for Canada in these geopolitical conditions. Every Canadian should read her book, I learned more about the history of modern Canada than from any other source. Canada has been in steep decline for the last 12 years, Diane's book somehow foresaw what would be - and still is - Canada today
I hope this will happen the sooner the better. Besides french Quebec, I don't see any difference between Canada and USA. Same language, same values, same culture, same melting pot societies. I am Canadian and have lived many years professionally in the US and feel quite at home in both countries. Like in a marriage, we complete each other and become a power couple. I believe it is already happening.
***** I completely agree with your analysis of Canada's "melting pot" versus the U.S.'s. Canada does not expect assimilation of its newcomers, and its cultural pluralism works quite well. Of course I'm referring only to English Canada. I also agree that the U.S. wouldn't tolerate the decentralized government of the province of Quebec nor Quebec's linguistic policies... Quebec would pretty much have to say au revoir to itself. On the other hand all would not be lost for the Quebecois. To attract big tourist bucks, Americans would know what to do to actually make Quebec look the "distinct society" it always believed it was :-)
I think all these issues should be left to the state and province level. As diversified as Europe can be, they can still create a Eurozone by eliminating all borders. Canada and the USA are similar in standards of living and Canada is depending up to 90% on trade with USA. Canada has a population similar to California but with a real estate larger than the US including the North pole. Would it be an awesome country.
Tommy Florida with a murder rate 1/10 that of the united states. when they figure out their race issue and get their gun violence under control then maybe. besides the gun issue is a national one there because of the 2nd amendment. not that their bad people. My grandfather was american. and to be quite honest I prefer the parliamentary system.
You do know that we have COMPLETELY different laws right? And the fact that we're a constitutional monarchy right? Also they are voting for people who want to build walls are those really the same values to you?
Its kind of Canada's only hope. We are so screwed. Dollar is -40%... and average canadian wages are far less than the poorest us state comparitively. Theres no digging out of this massive hole they've dug, aside from fully harnessing the economic power of its natural resources, and that will take at least 10 years. Worst economic outlook for the next 10 years of any developed country, its no wonder people are leaving.
In a dangerous world with growing power in Russia and China, the unity of the North Americans will become an existential necessity. It is perfectly possible that Canada and the USA can have a "marriage" in which their identities would be maintained, but the economies and defense concerns will be merged. I also have a dream that the people of Anglo-America can have free access to both territories, and that people can live anywhere in our continental territory having, as it were, a form of dual citizenship with specific north-American rights, the rights that come from the intersection of our governments in a federation constitution. North America is the richest, most powerful unit on the planet. It would become the largest political amalgam on the planet, and that will insure our safety and happiness. Good work Diane! Your efforts will not be in vain.
Then russia and north korea and india and possibly serbia will merge china wants to be its own country but will still be their allies. Then america and canada would merge and the uk since its arguably canadas and americas best friend and uk wants to leave Europe. So then canada and america and uk will merge then denmark wants to merge with america. And it said it will give america a better system and goverment and college system,healthcare. Then america wants to buy iceland. So if russia went against america it would be America iceland uk canada denmark as one country vs russia north korea india serbia as one country in world war 3.
Canada should join the United States. Life would be so much better for everyone. Imagine how powerful that would be... this topic needs to be discussed again please!
this will not change anything at all in the daily life of the tens of millions of poor people who are crammed into tents in the streets of the united states. canada, as a modern and progressive nation does not want to meddle with a backward, underdeveloped nation in which people do not have free health care or education. Without forgetting the major cultural differences with the French Canadian provinces. (who only ask for independence to escape the devastating influence of English on their cultural heritage). And without forgetting the first nations who do not support colonialism.
They forgot to mention the NHL, MLB and the NBA same league in both countries. Not to mention the number of College sports that play in the same leagues. Lets merge!
I like the idea of an economic union with Canada and the USA........makes a lot of sense, and a great way to boost the economies of both countries....free flow of goods and people, but I would not include Mexico at this time.
Canada is doing Great, we've moved from 23rdGDP to current 10th GDP and will take 8th by 2017. Canada is about to build the GREAT NORTH PASSAGE, a 1.1 Billion, 7,000Kilometer Hiway in the High North that will go coast to coast. This one project will increase Exports by 50% to both Oceans, and Canada will challenge France and the UK for 6th and 5th Largest GDP. Canada's economy is built on tangible resources when America's money is all imaginary on Wall St. If the Dollar Crashes what would America have to fall back on, RIGHT!! This is a fall back position in a worse case Scenario that the dollar crashes. Except we aren't interested in your Death Penalty or 3strikes everyone goes to jail forever Bullshit, or all your Guns, I could spend an Hour writing the Differences that make our Countries Unique and they are Difference's so big we share the Worlds Largest Boarder for a reason. Lastly there's no Fucking way we are going to take on your 17Trillion dollar debt, this is just a plan to steal what you can't have; many an American I've heard jokingly over the years about invading Canada. I too laugh, because you tried that once and today Canada has many friends and the UK allegiance is to it's Commonwealth states.Yes, it was Hundreds of Years ago, and we've put things in the past and forged a friendship that trade's together and wars together, but most importantly we share a boarder together.People think Canadians and America's are the same or similar. Apple's and Oranges are both round, but they have little in Common. Same can be said about our relationship, Canadian and American have very different views. I wouldn't approve this merger, and neither would anyone I know. We like to Vote on everything up here, we even have the power to kick the Prime Minister out of Office and we don't have to wait 4years to do it. Nothing against our leader Justin Trudeau, he's doing great. Yet, I'm sure if one whiff of this trash comes out of his mouth he'll be looking for another job. Seriously!!The real kicker here is should BriExit leave the EU, they're going to be looking for some new sources of revenue. I like money with the Queens face on it, so should come the day that you don't want our resources; because your acting like a jilter lover.[Explain the Keystone,Bitch] I'm sure the GREAT NORTH PASSAGE will make Exporting with UK a very lucrative venture. Why don't you ask Mexico to join, you could put all the farm land to good use, seeing how you dominated and conquered the economy of selling corn and other grains in Mexico. And put all the poor farmer's out of work. No your looking for Billions of dollars in Oil, and Diamonds,Lumber,grains,Gold,Uranium,Nickel the list is actually very long. Short of a repeat of 1812, I don't see it happening. OR you could ask American's if they'd all like Tax funded Healthcare, and if they'd like to become part of Canada. If Americans voted to become Canada, So Canada would go from 10 Provinces to 60, Well Texas wants to go it alone and California might too, so let them. Everywhere else falls under Canadian law and regulation. So first off, all the people in Death Row go to a Max Prison for the rest of there life. Next all Handguns are prohibited, also all assault weapons are prohibited. Only legal guns are Rifles and Shotguns. A sale taxes of 15% total will be introduced,[this is a huge part of the Tax funded Healthcare revenue. I'm sure most Americans are in horror at such a proposal, well we Canadians fell the same way about joining America. So dream on Lady!! It's NEVER going to happen.!!!
+Sweety Loz I think we should. Yeah there are cons just like everything in life has a con. But the pros do sure out way them. Personally, I believe America, Canada, and Britain should merge. After all, the United Kingdom is the United States and Canada's mother. If these three nations merged, WE WOULD BE FUCKING UNSTOPPABLE. Holy shit the world we be on their knees
Never say never man. At this time a hundred years ago, did the world know that European colonial empires would fall and the US would be the dominant world power be century's end. You bet your ass they didn't! Anything can happen by the time this century ends.
Hunter Williams Canada fought for a Hundred years to get out from under the British thumb, why would we want to join the UK. The UK just learned a 40+year lesson about merging countries you think they want to jump back into another Union. 52% of the British say "NO" Also Canada is a Resource Power house on it's own. We just discovered 12Billion barrels of Crude Oil in the Tundra and have plans to build a coast to coast hiway to move the Energy[Oil] People and resources. []other countries will be able to ship by rail good coast to coast,[] also Seeing how Obama fucked us on the Keystone pipeline and we lost 10's of Billions because of it. Canada gains nothing but Trillions of Dollars in debt, merging with the USA. Then all the differences in Healthcare, Penal code[]We don't execute people and we don't lock people up for natural life. Plus we don't allow handgun ownership to Private citizens. You dump the Death penalty, dump the 3strikes Bullshit, dump the Handguns.. Maybe we as Canadians Would consider it. Except you don't have to do all those things to join Canada, just head to the Canada immigration office and apply for Citizenship.. Because if you dumped all the things Canada doesn't want and Americans do. Your no longer an American, your a Canadian. We in Canada vote on everything, and people still have the power to move the government. You think Canadians want to join with any country, No thanks. Yet we will accept petition to become Provinces of Canada. Granada has tried 3 times, but the East coast province keep blocking the move.. I told you people in Canada have voting power that matters. Hey you never know, we accepted Newfoundland in 1945. I have to say, Michigan and Maine would make nice 11th and 12th Provinces. Alaska would be truly a Great Province as we could extend the British Columbia Coastline further North. And Alaska name would become the New Western Territory. I think as a tribute to the old city of York [now Toronto] We could rename Detroit. [] New Toronto [] Doesn't feel so good when someone else tries to take over your Country, does it.
spencer pease ?!?European colonial empires?!? Are you referring to the now Commonwealth countries, because they are 1st World Nations_ Canada and Australia. What fall? We gained independence. []So America gains independence it's a great thing.[] When Commonwealth countries gain there independence from Britain its a fall.[] If your plainly stating Britain's end as the Elite Country of the World. Enjoy yours, because no country has ever remained the top Economy and Military force for more than a couple hundred years. The King must always die, and another will take his place. Long live the King. You say by the end of the Century, []LOL[] you mean the year 2100. Well, good luck. Anyone born today will be in there early 80's by the 2100. Who knows in 80 years, Canada could be the #1 Economy in the World. Canada has everything to become a super power, we just need population. 80years of Baby making who knows. Also Britain is no longer tied down by the EU and having to support failed economies like Greece and Spain. They just might pass you in the next decade or two, becoming the Elite nation they once were, both Economically and Militarily. Canada doesn't want to join the UK, but we have lots of Oil to sell them if they want it. =) Canada will be 7th largest economy by 2018, and by 2020. We could easily take 6th from France. Let see how the next few years play out, but Canada isn't joining anyone.
If Canada becomes dissolved (as an independent country) and merged with the United States of (North) America, the new supernation will increase its states from 50 to 63, as Canada has 10 provinces and 3 territories. Besides that, Canada and the U.S. together is larger than Russia, by area. I think Canada should have entered the United States of (North) America in 1867 when being independent from Britain, rather than become an own country.
Plus another 32 states from Mexico. (95 States). I do not understand why the the USA, Canada and Mexico do not merge to create a super-state. Should continue to use the US dollar, both Mexico and Canada already do. We are all friends, share culture across many venues. I would defend Canada and Mexico with my life just like I would my hometown.
@@louiswilliams8461 While I support the idea, if it happens it'll almost certainly not include Mexico. It's just so different culturally, historically, etc. compared to Canada and the U.S., who already are very integrated and share very similar cultures and histories.
I would love to be a part of the USA as a Canadian. I want to be more free! to easily own a gun, to not be taxed to death to pay for others health care, to be able to buy cigars (taxed so high only rich can afford), make more money, have more buying power, and be a part of the greatest country on the earth!
I live in the Northeastern part of the United States. Roughly three and a half hours away from Ontario- Thousand Islands Bridge. I grew up always loving Canada. Fishing there with my father. My honeymoon was Niagara Falls as well as my most favorite City, Toronto. I don't know how many people are aware of this but the longest undefended border in the world runs between the United States and Canada. This should say something. I have no idea and never understood why the Canadiens look at the Americans in the way that they do. It is well known that the United States is the the most powerful country in the world. It can completely wipe out or force its will on Canada. Yet the United States goes out of its way to keep Canada as its friendly neighbor. Who do you think will come to the Canadiens defense militarily in the wink of an eye as well as being the most effective? The author here describes that the typical American knows roughly 1% of the goings on in Canada. How much do Canadians truly understand the United States? I think it sets a very poor representation and it saddens me.
"Forcing will" l has a tipping point... see 1812 where a pop of 1/17th of the USA whipped USA ass. As far as dealing with China.... we don't have to sell to them or we tax them. We can change policy. This has happened in the province of BC 3 days ago and already has made positive differences. We can re-prioritize if development in the areas are needed. This chick is absurd. We have made masses advances in infrastructure on monumental scales.
The Beyond the Border Initiative is exactly what it is titled. "Beyond the Border". It's about protecting the North America "Perimeter". Protecting it from Russia, and Chinese Invasion. Canada does not have near enough the population to protect its massive land mass. Canada is, by mass, the second largest country in the world next to Russia. Russia is already trying to claim Canadian land in the high north to extract Oil, Gas and other Natural Resources. The United States of America's energy future is completely relied on access to Canadian Natural Resources, including Oil, Gas, Water, Minerals, and Gold. Without Canada on the side of the U.S., the U.S. is at the mercy of the world for everything from energy, to water, to minerals. It is in the U.S.A.'s best interest to protect the perimeter around Canada, and maintain a healthy relationship with Canada to maintain its own security in the future. Canada has already sold land, and a mine to China, much to the shegrin of the U.S. government. The Beyond the Border initiative emphasizing that its all about trade, and free unrestricted flow of its citizens is just a carrot to gain acceptance of the citizens of Canada, allowing them to maintain access to their winter abodes in Florida and Arizona, and access to sporting events in border cities like Detroit and Buffalo. The Perimeter Security Agreement is all about the future of both countries. For Canada, there is no way we can possibly protect our huge border from invasion from China or Russia, and for the U.S. its all about protecting energy resources, minerals and water from Canada to maintain its needs for the next hundred years or so. The internal border should be removed completely allowing 'free-flow' between Canadian and U.S. citizens, doing this would allow the development of more Canadian lands for U.S. citizens to reside in, and build up the population of the territories, thus helping to protect from outside invasion, at the same time boosting the economy of the two countries together, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security however is so paranoid about the possibility of enemies already in Canada that this will never happen. However, now that immigrants to either country must adhere to the immigration policies of both countries, this may actually happen in one hundred years time once the DHS is feeling more secure of who is lurking in the population of either territory. While the borders of the world are almost disappearing, the border around the U.S.A. is becoming more and more deadlocked from immigrants, tourists, even trade, under the policies of the DHS. As an economic, natural resources and land source, the North America of the future could resemble a world superpower again, (if another Obama isn't elected into office) - without a merger, both countries are too weak to protect themselves from invasion, Canada being too weak from human resources to fight off invasion, and the U.S. too weak from energy resources to fight off invasion, and at the mercy of foreign nations to supply it energy in order to stave off invaders. Canada and the U.S. could successfully merge like the E.U. and maintain an existence like Quebec, and the rest of Canada being recognized as a somewhat 'independent, and specialized state, with its own internal rules and regulations while maintaining a membership in the country as a whole".
I hope we do merge and Canada will never be sorry for doing so. It's a wonderful idea - so long as, God willing, it is done right. They become us - we become them. We become one. It should not be any different than it was when all of the states were joining and become 'solidified." It's the same, except it's a joining of nations. It's brilliant.
Young Guns even with independence you still won’t be able to get your pipeline to the coast you would have to join the US. The USA would never screw over and alienate our biggest ally like that. That’s why the USA would be pressured into or voluntarily support Canada.
basically no barriers to immigration between the countries sounds great..i wonder how most americans would feel about being able to just move to canada when they want to?
If the US and Canada do not merge, they should at least have a customs union. There are literally towns where you cannot cross the street because the streets are on the border, and that is just utterly insane. Canada and the US have almost the same laws, so there is really no reason why Canada and America need to be so separated.
Have a merger between U.S.A and Canada similar to the EU over in Europe. Open up our borders, merge our economies and militaries have a common currency, but retain our separate governments and thus identities.
@@jesseward4115 by that logic all the small ass European countries would be eaten up by bigger ones like Russia Germany France and the uk but the opposite has been happening in the past 100 years. also most Canadians wouldn't accept joing the usa and the usa would never invade or take Canada by force.
The merge between Canada and the United States would be something unbelievable. Think about it: A country larger than Russia, more than 4x higher their economy combined, a stronger military, expanded influence, and larger access to natural resources. Basically, the merge between these great countries would be something worth beholding....
yea think about it, the USA has a life expectancy 5 years younger than Canada. the USA is far more corrupt, its education system is terrible and its healthcare... GOD what a mess. so much wrong in the USA, each day the nation becomes more like Russia!
70%+ of Canada exports go to the U.S.A. Probably 90% of Canada's national defense depends on the U.S.A. Out of the 27 million non-resident visitors to Canada in 2023, 21 million were American. Donald Trump's grandfather went to Klondike, Yukon during the gold rush to get rich. It's one country in substance. Let's finalize it.
In my experience of a lifetime of travel, Canadians and most Europeans believe they are superior to the U.S. The smugness is quite real and tiresome. What have they given to the world that comes close to Silicon Valley, the innovations from the space program, the internet, the electronics, robotics, nanotech, World Bank, Peace Corps, etc. the U.S. has produced.
One way to make this unattractive to Americans, a reminder that we still have that constitutional monarchy so unless you love the queen enough, I think the bald eagle will be a better fit
+Jiskit Triskit canada has govmt paid healthcare for all canadians built in to our tax system - does america ? just ask saraf palin who used to sneak into canada hospital for govt paid healthcare - yep, that sarah palin !! that is just one reasonwhy canadians are wary of joining usa
The culture difference between texans and Californians is probably bigger than the difference between Midwesterners and Canadians so it’s definitely possible
right? america culture is more regional than you would think at first glance. canada is almost like another cultural space that’s under the same larger umbrella
It's Called Vancouver. hahaha. Actually Grenada has tried a few times to join Canada, but the vote is never unanimous. A little Caribbean Island would be nice, imagine the 5star resorts we could build there.
This legit would be a dream come true for me. PS I'm Canadian but dream of the day Canada secedes over to becoming apart of the United States of America. God Bless America
America isn't a war hungry country. We believe in peace just as much as you do. The reason we have a strong military ISN'T because we want to fight people. It's so we can defend ourselves from enemy attacks. That's something that you wimps can't do without us. Joining us would be a promotion for you. Dumbass
@@packofwolves9161 That’s why we’re peace keepers. We are not stupid, in fact we are the most educated country in the world. We’re one of the most loved countries in the world while you’re the most hated. You can keep your promotion and we’ll take our chances on an invasion even if it’s you all down there in your polluted swamp coming after our nice, clean water.
No offence to any Americans but HELL NO! The American health care system alone scares me off this idea 100 million percent.I also would never want to change our political system with America's. Having more than 2 parties at the provincial and federal levels is fantastic. Really though our ties with the British Commonwealth and the UK in particular are way too strong for this to even be discussed seriously. Most Canadians wouldn't want to give that relationship up as there are FAR more benefits than drawbacks to it.
***** And you obviously know nothing about Canada buddy! lol Canada is pretty much entirely independent from Great Britain, and the Queen has no real power. And we tease and joke about Americans from time to time, but so do they at us... Don't really think you can label it "propoganda"....
lol you keep listening to canadian media companies.... healthcare isnt that big a deal we have more money than you... you pay taxes for the "free healthcare" we have a choice wether or not we want healthcare or not...
You would being a state in a federalist system. Parliamentary system is inferior and garbage anyway though I do hope Canadians drive a bargain where we get rid of the electoral college and majority takes all presidential system. Two party system has been failing us for a while in America.
The way I see it ,from cultural standpoint... Canada is more about living together accepting/tolerating(and benefiting from) cultural diferences, to sum up "Canada = co-exist and keep your culture" and the "United-States = join our culture (melting pot)" ----------- Quebec (about a quarter of Canadas population) would probly not want to give up their culture and to difering degrees most provinces feel the same. ---------- The bottle necks that this vid speaks of, for trade, are because of the US side Infrastructure/customs and could be fixed by simply looking at the problem and accomadating and setting it up for the volume needed.
I welcome The United States and Canada merger. We are already very similar to the US, and England has no noticable interest anymore that Im aware of. I cant find a reason to be Canadian and not American. Also, a lot of the things we've created has always been alongside to aid us and our brothers in the United States. We have always naturally progressed together and I see no reason to not separate the silly division between us.
Is it possible to extend the United States of (North) America by a dissolution of Canada as a country and making the Canadian provinces and territories to new states of the U.S.? I think the U.S. should do so. If doing so, the United States of (North) America would surpass Russia to become the world's largest country by area. Why should the northern part of North America be an own country named Canada?
@@daveray5655 "United States of North America" is a better name than "United States of America", as it is in North America and not South America. "America" may refer to the supercontinent America rather than the country USA.
@@bjornhebergman8785 Texas and California used to be their own countries but when they joined we just added more stars. It's our tradition that when new territory joins as states we just add stars not change the name. Also, I think USA sounds much better than USNA.
How about the North American Union? I have been all over the US, Mexico, and Canada, and I don't really see anything very different. Also, as a Californian, Mexico is pretty much not different than the south side of America, but indeed have a shared history. I think it would be cool for the US, Canada, and Mexico to merge.
@@louiswilliams8461 Mexico is absolutely not the same as the US and Canada. Where did you travel in Mexico? Not just linguistically, but culturally, socially, and in every other metric they are pretty different. America will always be a strong ally of mexico but the two nations will forever have distinct identities from each other. The only reason you say this is because South california, new mexico, and arizona are pretty similar to mexico but thats it, nothing else to support your proposal.
rickyboy1947 I agree. I’d love for Mexico to eventually join the US if they can get there shit together but only if English becomes a mandatory language. I’m not saying wipe out Spanish but everyone in Mexico would be required to learn English and they can still keep Spanish. That would allow integration to be significantly easier
Max Woodcock I thought this video was about merging not joining To make everyone learn English would be cruel if that was the case English speakers should learn Spanish too PLUS FREEDOM OF SPEECH But it would be hard to merge Are cultures they are very different And most Americans are atheist were as most Mexicans are Catholic But I would like to merge Even though are laws are very different And police are corrupt in Mexico And there is a ton of crime It would be hard to get rid of corruption in Mexico It would take a lot of money to battle terrisom in general Some dealers would go to Guatemala Some would stay in Mexico A lot would come to USA I think it would be more realistic to join Canada Even though either possibltys Are highly unrealistic
There is no reason Canada should not dissolve its already splintered Parliament, and allow the individual provinces to join the Union as States. Existing Premiers will be governors, and Justin Trudeau will have no trouble getting a job at Tim Horton's. It's getting to the point where our own concern for the renewed aggressive nature of Russia is driving our own necessity to get better control of the northern territories in the arctic. The aggressive economic nature of China is also becoming a major factor in the economic sovereignty of Canada. If Canada does not come to its senses and join the United States, the eventual annexation of Canada into the USA will happen by our initiation in an effort to establish our own security against future threats. This may happen, whether Canada likes it or not. We would prefer Canadians come to their senses and start the process now, before it becomes an emergency.
You can see this as well in her interview with Steve Paikin on the subject, but whenever someone presses Francis on this topic and points out that it will not happen because Canadians will oppose it, she usually falls back on the view that she's just trying to start a discussion, which implies that we shouldn't take her too seriously. But she also insists that we take her seriously and, like at 23:31, says "a merger of some kind is inevitable." American annexation of Canada has been "inevitable" since the War of 1812. And it hasn't happened yet. Left-wing critics of free trade in Canada in the late 1980s and early 1990s said that it would erase the border and lead to our absorption into the US. But as Francis points out, we've actually seen border-thickening, if anything. None of her ideas is "inevitable" in the slightest. This Appeal to Teleology provides refuge for scoundrels who can't make a proper argument.
I don't think its ever gonna happen, not in this lifetime but why change in the first place? We have so many similarities and have a great brotherly relationship. As a member of the Canadian Military, theres NO better allies to have your back. We get slagged all the time for blindly backing the US in their policies but hey, that's what little brothers do...right?
All she says is basically more integration, maybe something like the UK. Where Politically they are one country, but in Soccer for example Scotland,Wales,England,Northern Ireland play for their own country, i mentioned sports because i thought Canadians are afraid to lose their awesome Hockey team.
I think that even that is not necessary... England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland are all very culturally distinct, but Canada is identical in almost all ways to the USA. There are some differences, but someone from NY is more similar to your average Canadian than, say, your average southerner.
To the Quebecois, New Orleans was not only the finest french speaking city in North America, it was the finest city in North America period. Now it is a mad max style wasteland with hardly a francophone in sight. If Canada merged with the US the same fate would await Quebec City.
***** Actually take over is exactly what it means. It was the US that decided to to move to a passport regime for crossing the US-Can border. If all they wanted was to make the border less burdensome they can do that unilaterally. The US is currently renaming streets named for Confederate war heroes, defacing war monuments to dead soldiers and eliminating some Confederate monuments. If they destroy the history of their own, you better believe they would stamp out any Canadian history or identity too.
+Brad Johnson Aren't all the problems caused by the hurricane? Aren't the problems temporary ? Everybody I know who has been to N.O loves it. About every 10 yrs. or so they have the Super Bowl there.
Dale Peto People love NO because it was one of the few US cities with a genuine sense of culture and history. No one would confuse it with being an economic powerhouse like NYC or Chicago. How many French speakers do you find in NO? Sure there a few I guess, in Montreal they are everywhere.
I think the this lady obviously is just talking a economic union where us work hand on hand and people and same currency flow between each other and that a great idea and should be done but the whole concept of a merger unfortunately makes people just go full nationalized and and detracts from this whole conversation.
What a lot of people don’t understand is the United States has always been a isolationist country and is trying to go back to isolation. We will still trade with the world, but all the constant hate and criticism is causing Nihilism towards the rest of the world to spread across the United States. Canada is slowly starting to get the cold shoulder, especially at the border where it is start to make crossing between the two countries.
I as a human being like this idea BUT! The problem I see is the governments. We as Canadians or as Americans can get along fine if we talk get to know each other and push all the political crap out of the way. The 50 or so years after WW ll we fell into the cold war with the USSR and CHINA Now things have changed. We have gotten to know the Russians and big surprise we are not so different.
There is no difference between America and Canada, in fact, the very first Canadians were American.....Native Indians are the same, divided into their Tribes, but related......Both are beautiful Countries. both have the same Heritage, both are founded on the same Principles, and both stand for the same Laws. The Problem is, is that both were infiltrated from the inside..........Canadians and Americans are Brothers/Sisters......who are also connected to Australia and the Pacific, whose Founding Fathers, derived from the British Isles........ You don't have to merge, you are already Linked together.....Canada is a Commonwealth Country, Linked to all the Commonwealth Countries and to Britain........America is no different!.......... We are linked by our Heritage, Flags, Laws and Spiritual Values........and I am not speaking about the Democrats or Leftist Govts.....
az, I suggest you learn something about our countries. Canada is a commonwealth country and linked directly to ours, We are the Commonswealth.........I suggest you lean something about that connection, because it seems you have no idea.
If you look up the history of native people in Canada and America you'll find they had wars against each other too. Often it was Northern tribes (Canada's) against southern tribes (American) although their territories weren't quite the same as todays and were more flexible, they were still similar to a Canadian vs American war. This continent never was and never will be united as one nation. I'd also like to point out Canada was discovered before America (around the year 1000 by Vikings) something Americans always forget, most like to continue crediting the mass murderer Christopher Columbus as the man who discovered North America.
Jesse, I kind of agree with you, because apparently, the first Native People came from the north, so they hit Canada first.... and agree with you on Canada retaining her own Identity from America...... They also said the same thing about Cook, discovering our country first, He wasnt, the Spanish beat him by a country mile...
Beth Horton we still have the electoral college which gives them some equality when it comes to the presidential elections. Theyd have states rights which would allow them to make a lot of their own decisions. They would still get 2 senators but when it comes to the House they’d be extremely outnumbered
The common identity americans share with canadians developed first in America, and america became independent first and set up their government first. Also, america has a larger population.
For any Canadian with any connection to the US through citizenship or employment/business, or if you have family who do, I can say unequivocally that the status quo is a massive pain in the ass. And there are probably 5 million Canadians who are in that situation when you count spouses and kids of the 1M+ US citizens up here. Where do I start? The currency shenanigans. The RRSP/TFSA crap. The double declaration and costs of taxes (US considers you globally regardless of residency so you have to file) the lineups to go across on bridges and airports...even with NEXUS, which tells DHS everything about you and you go for a live interview at USCIS...you still have to wait on entry. It's patently stupid. It all needs to change. Whether its in the ways Francis lays out in her book or some other way I don't know. But right now we've got a farcical circus going on.
Honestly, as an American. While there would be pluses to both sides. Canada would ultimately be stuck with the short end of the stick. Economically speaking, both sides would benefit greatly from a unified economy, However the positives really end there. The biggest thing to consider is that if the USA, and Canada did merger into one nation. It's no doubt at all that the American culture, and society would completely dominate the Canadian side. I mean, the USA has over 300,000,000 people compared to Canada's 35,000,000. As a result, Canadians would probably feel like they're being stripped of their identity and their sovereignty, and that's because they would be. On the flip side however, that's not to say that Canada wouldn't have it's influence on the American side of things as well. For instance, American conservatives would deplore the idea of having Canada join the US, as there's just no way in hell Canadians would support the Republican party. A unified Canada, and USA would spell the end of the Republican party. (Which is not a bad thing.) Also, I see a lot of Canadians bringing up healthcare as a concern, but honestly these days most Americans are in favor of universal healthcare, especially since Bernie Sanders has been campaigning about it. Were a unification to happen, we would probably just adopt Canada's healthcare policy. All in all, it's a cute idea to ponder for 5 minutes, but in reality it wouldn't really be practical. Let the Canadians have their sovereignty, and let us have ours.
+Jessie Edsell Aside from Quebec, Canada doesn't have a culture, it relies on the US for it, but now we're seeing cultures from all over the world invade us because we are so weak and fragile as a nation. To be honest Canadians don't really have a choice of sovereignty, our government is already decaying, demographics changing, i can see that within 50 years Canada would be balkanized if it doesn't choose to join the states.
Canadians will keep their free healthcare. We'd get it as well. At this point, there's even people in the Republican Party wanting free healthcare. Even conservatives want free healthcare. We just don't want our taxes raised, or military spending cut. Instead, cut other bullshit programs that are nearly pointless. I want free healthcare. I wouldn't mind having it, but I *DO NOT* want to fucking pay for other people to get free healthcare, because that makes me pay more in taxes, and makes me poorer. It wouldn't be an end to the Republican Party, if USA and Canada merged because I have an idea to just make some red states, and swing states worth more delegates. For example, the conservative western states are not worth as much as the conservative southern states. Texas, Florida, Georgia, and the Carolinas have more delegates. Florida is technically a swing state, but whatever. So just give more delegates to Utah, Montana, Colorado, Wyoming, Arizona, and other red conservative states. Canada has a smaller population. Their entire population is roughly the same as California's. I don't think they would fuck the elections up too much because their provinces wouldn't be worth a lot of delegates. Quebec, and Ontario being exceptions. Like I said, just make red states worth more delegates, and decrease the amount of delegates blue states have to make it perfectly even. We have to be fair to all parties. I am not calling for an end to the Democratic Party even though I am a Republican, so we have to be fair to all parties. Even third parties like the Green Party, and Libertarian Party. We'd keep our gun laws the same, and almost all our laws except healthcare would be the same. Canada would suffer from that, so that is one bad thing for Canadians. Their whole government system would be changed.
+DallasHammster If this happened we wouldn't be able to make fun of Kanatians anymore, because it would be considered impolite to laugh at our fellow countrymen. Whenever in the past I made a mistake my friends would say to me "What'er you, a Canadian?
"You don't spend 4 years and do all this research unless it is something you really enjoy" No you don't do it unless some bullshit think tank is paying you,.
As a Canadian, I have only 2 concerns, what will happen to our free healthcare, and what about the homicide rate, especially with easy access to weapons. I heard there are states you can easily buy a weapon without license, as if you are buying a coke.
1. If we scrapped our monarchist system (she’s dead, let’s do it already) and reconstituted as separate from the British, we’d need a head of state/king to remain a parliamentary system - or we form a republic (like that wacky mayor of Toronto William Lyon Mackenzie wanted to do). Instead of forming our own republic, which’ll let’s face it would pretty much be a carbon copy of the US, we could join theirs and divided our nation up into 5-13 states (with options for parts to merge with existing states and vice versa). If we did, we’d still be able to administer universal health care programs on the state level. Our health care is administered provincially as is, and this can easily be a conditional upon entrant to the union. 2. It’s pretty easy to get a weapon in Canada, don’t you kid yourself. As the right to bear arms would be applied to all the newly joined states; as it should be in Canada today anyway.
I like this idea but I believe both Canada and the united states aren't ready for merging between each other . americas government is to divided to get things done. Canada's has a lot of stereotypes of the us
P.S. The stereotypes aren't negative :) While some areas racist jokes are seen more as offensive, other areas of America such as the area i'm in racist jokes are something we laugh at without getting offended. Just a part of (Southern?) American culture, if its said with a smile / laugh in the air then its not to be getting offended by :)
I know but theirs also the majority of people who take it seriously ( believe in them ) I was a bit vague on the problem or issue on the stereotypes of the US.
The GDP of Canada and the State of California as well as the population are in fact the same... a little less than $2T USD per year or a little more than twice what Apple Inc. is worth... think a single company is worth about half of the Canadian whole GDP...Now compare that to the US ~$16.7T USD and I'm not seeing a big impact. Canadian Oil? The US is now the largest producer in the world and now can export it... That said, I do not think the Canadians will ever vote to merge with the United States however, little by little the Canadian economy will more dependent. The new security measures of the US-Canadian board has not helped either and surely has hurt Canada more...
+Michael S. Howard California has nearly 5 million more population than Canada, actually Canada's GDP per capita is still greater than California's, even though the Canadian dollar goes down, making the GDP decrease.
It's interesting how this merger idea is so radically different to consider in the era of Trump, Brexit, and CoVID. This merger is definitely a long ways off for now.
you know what as a Canadian I would doubt how they would pull it off with such different judicial federal systems. and Quebec being Quebec, but I would very much like the idea but I doubt it. love it, but doubt it
canada, as a modern and progressive nation does not want to meddle with a backward, underdeveloped nation in which people do not have free health care or education. Without forgetting the major cultural differences with the French Canadian provinces. (who only ask for independence to escape the devastating influence of English on their cultural heritage). And without forgetting the first nations who do not support colonialism.
I do not think Canadians like Americans well enough to begin with. They call themselves peacemakers but go to war alongside us-a bit dissonant. Canadians and Americans have a different concept over individual rights over access to firearms. Quebec wants to be a part of America but the US is monocultural. Which is to say Americans speak English first and possibly French second. I am not so certain that people from Quebec would actually be comfortable with that. The Anglo-Saxon divide she enumerated upon is not a big deal but paradoxically Quebec which is receptive to the idea is the problem frankly. They are a constitutional monarchy but their provinces are autonomous not unlike the American Articles of Confederation but better run. The problem with that is that there are interprovincial economic squabbles in contemporary times not unlike the trade wars between New York and Pennsylvania. This does not occur in America anymore in fact states aren't sovereign over interstate matters because we have a federal government which took complete control after overcoming the Confederacy. I think it would be for the best but America might not be ready for it. For instance, there currently is a political balance between our two major political parties and if we were to merge we'll get the Trudeau voters and our Democrats subsuming the financially focused Republicans. There is no way that Canada could defend its arctic claims in any way appreciable to Russia. As it will turn out America would have to defend Canadian Arctic interests whether or not they are a part of us. Why though? I live in Michigan and you dump your nuclear waste into our shared great lakes, so please stop that. Who cares if they can't defend their extensive claims that's their problem. If we have to defend it informally we might as well merge. We consume each others products at such a high level that a merger would be negligible economically on a personal level. Although, as an international economic force the merger of these two nations would be peerless with all the diplomatic sway that would generate. The United States already has that...what do we gain besides arctic oil as great as that may be? Canadians dislike America anyways and we're already informally tied in with each other without a messy process that destabilizes what makes either country great. Not a good risk and if you think for a minute that Americans would so much as twitch a knee in regards to an EU format you don't know America.
There are so many cultural, philosophical, economical problems to name a few and shortcomings to her argument. For thousands of years people have lived full happy lives. Without burning through its resources at light speed. The value per capita is what she's getting at. Canadians enjoy many multitudes more. So therefore the US is salivating for a meal.
Canadian here. After witnessing the way americans conduct themselves politically and with the pandemic, i'd say respectfully no thank you. Keep them separate please
The merging idea is shitty but it's not being canadian that you like its the values of your country. I like America and I don't care if it changed its name to North Korea I would still like it
The U.S. would benefit from Canadian common sense and civility. It would be a boon for both populations to be able to cross back and forth without going through the customs ordeal. Canadians could come south for the winter and Americans would go north for the summer benefitting both economies. A shared passport would be nice. I don't see it happening anytime soon though. Too many Canadians wouldn't want a merger.
I think I could work now if we gave Canadian provinces a new designation that allows them more rights at least in the beginning. Give them some time to adjust. Slowly integrate things. Kinda like Puerto Rico but with actual representation and voting rights. Then after some time they become regular states. Or develop a whole new system of government but Americans would never go for that.
For me personally before the merge could happen I think the us should have better gun laws or laws banning guns, allow free healthcare and free schooling before it happens. And also I want the us to fix their shit
***** I think every person should have a right to a firearm. This makes for safer communities, not worse ones, since people will be more hesitant to behave like assholes. If somebody wanted to kill somebody, they don't need a gun to do it. They could just buy a kitchen knife from Dollarama.
The U.S. has free schooling. College is ridiculously expensive so that has to change. Healthcare is free if you have Medicaid or can't afford Medicare. I love Canada and like it the way it is. However, I think eventually there will be a de facto union.
34:34 ALL SALES ARE FINAL! And why even give Alaska back to Russia? Should the U.S. move the border all the way to only include the states of New England, or even so surrender all American land as the U.S. border did begin without even such as a mile?! Then he could say Canada should do the same. Canada has more land, so he shouldn't even be talking. He's lucky Italy isn't still part of the former Roman Empire and that Canada isn't still part of the former British Empire!
Who's culture and values would we have to adopt Would it just stay the way it is Were up here and their down there with just no border anymore Or are there certain things about both countries that make this entire concept both insulting and insoluble
There's no problem with a merger to us Americans. It would help us boundlessly. But what will Canadians gain from such a merger? A convoluted political system where parties are equally stereotypical and none forward-looking. While America's a great country, our politics just won't suit Canada when they can't suit most of us ourselves.
Canadians in this video: "We want to sell our stuff to America duty-free, we want to travel to America without a passport and have no border checks, we want America's military to protect us on the American taxpayer dime, we want access to American universities and research partnerships...... but we don't want to be American." Someone tell me ONE benefit to the USA in this scenario?
P R one benefit is that Americans would have access to Canada’s natural resources which would an extreme advantage to the US significantly helping our economy and decreasing our dependence on foreign natural resources. We would also have a whole lot more land which would allow for our huge population to spread out even more
Population spread Canada’s population is 8 times lower the USA’s USA would benefit from population spread CAPITALISM Canada has tons of oil and land But they don’t have the money or military to take advantage of it NUCLEAR RESEARCH CENTER I don’t wanna talk about it MILITARY Tons more military bases we would gain defense would be much stronger TRAVEL/CULTURE ECONOMY More Capitalism = Much more jobs
Double the land, more natural ressources, which would make America the largest country on the planet. And let's not forget the Americans who want to come to Canada for the healthcare... your comment is fucking stupid.
There's a reason this hasn't happened Would you suggest the same thing for India/pacistan Or russia/Ukraine or china/Japan I'm pretty wars are fought for much less The usa is awsome and so is canada just the way they are No merger ever. period
Hello World! Exactly. Russia and Ukraine are culturally and ethnically different as for China and Japan. The US and Canada have the same culture filled with many different people of different ethnicities but in the end we have the same culture
diane Francis I completely support it. I can see it already. Usa keeps the flag and the name is the United states of Canada. Or Americanada so that it could still be Usa. man if that would happen, us gets resources, Canada gets military defence. and we could finally get nfl in Canada lol. I could see it tho. Diane keep it up
There will be a public outcry heard across the country if we amalgamate with the United States I believe that we have a very good societal Behavior and this works for us the fence we have between our two countries is a good neighbour fence let's keep it that way
This woman is a quack. Canadians are not "anti American", they are proud of their independence. Just as Americans are not "anti Canadian", Americans are proud of their independence. Her thinly veiled attempt to demonize any country that does not want to become incorporated into Americas influence is pathetic.
Question. Very soon Russia will make their move on the Artic. Canada owns half, Russia says it is all theirs. How do you expect Canada to defend it? Canada will ask America for help. Best thing Canada/USA should to is split the Artic and defend it together.
I agree, that statment was not well thought. When shit hits the fan, in his ideal world, he would be pleading for an army to protect them, the army would come Alright...but they will come to conquer.
For the moment i think it is not a good idea, USA is highly unstable and so is Canada. Additioning problems is not a solution. Plus USA have way more advantages than we do at joining. Harper lick so much Obama's ass that if we join, he will probably leave it up all to USA administration, which most of the citizen here do not approve how USA gov treat their citizens. Plus what are they going to do about Québec? Many of us still want to have our own country. There will be a third chance someday soon to do so...
Scott Glanius There are plenty of reasons, She's just stupid not mentioning it. Personally.. I'm American.. I would only merge with you guys if we fix our problems. I don't want to ruin you guys.
I don’t think this would work unless Canadians were willing to adopt the us constitution, Americans have an almost mystical view of it and wouldn’t appreciate it not being in effect there, but I only know the American side of it, I do know that Canadians do not want too join tho
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I'm watching this in January 2025, I just read Diane Francis's book. It's a spectacular idea, necessary nonetheless for Canada in these geopolitical conditions. Every Canadian should read her book, I learned more about the history of modern Canada than from any other source. Canada has been in steep decline for the last 12 years, Diane's book somehow foresaw what would be - and still is - Canada today
I'm watching this in December 2024. Interesting.
Same and I'm all for it!
Even more so the day after the inauguration. Some serious food for thought here.
I hope this will happen the sooner the better. Besides french Quebec, I don't see any difference between Canada and USA. Same language, same values, same culture, same melting pot societies. I am Canadian and have lived many years professionally in the US and feel quite at home in both countries. Like in a marriage, we complete each other and become a power couple. I believe it is already happening.
***** I completely agree with your analysis of Canada's "melting pot" versus the U.S.'s. Canada does not expect assimilation of its newcomers, and its cultural pluralism works quite well. Of course I'm referring only to English Canada. I also agree that the U.S. wouldn't tolerate the decentralized government of the province of Quebec nor Quebec's linguistic policies... Quebec would pretty much have to say au revoir to itself. On the other hand all would not be lost for the Quebecois. To attract big tourist bucks, Americans would know what to do to actually make Quebec look the "distinct society" it always believed it was :-)
+Tommy “Aladino” Florida
major issues. medicare, gun control.
I think all these issues should be left to the state and province level. As diversified as Europe can be, they can still create a Eurozone by eliminating all borders. Canada and the USA are similar in standards of living and Canada is depending up to 90% on trade with USA. Canada has a population similar to California but with a real estate larger than the US including the North pole. Would it be an awesome country.
Tommy Florida
with a murder rate 1/10 that of the united states. when they figure out their race issue and get their gun violence under control then maybe. besides the gun issue is a national one there because of the 2nd amendment. not that their bad people. My grandfather was american. and to be quite honest I prefer the parliamentary system.
You do know that we have COMPLETELY different laws right? And the fact that we're a constitutional monarchy right? Also they are voting for people who want to build walls are those really the same values to you?
Its kind of Canada's only hope. We are so screwed. Dollar is -40%... and average canadian wages are far less than the poorest us state comparitively. Theres no digging out of this massive hole they've dug, aside from fully harnessing the economic power of its natural resources, and that will take at least 10 years.
Worst economic outlook for the next 10 years of any developed country, its no wonder people are leaving.
as an Albertan ( 30 years in Edmonton) I can see that We Albertans have much more in common with Americans than any other part of the country.
Depends on the part of the us you are comparing too lol the United States is huge same with Canada not everybody thinks the same way
In a dangerous world with growing power in Russia and China, the unity of the North Americans will become an existential necessity. It is perfectly possible that Canada and the USA can have a "marriage" in which their identities would be maintained, but the economies and defense concerns will be merged. I also have a dream that the people of Anglo-America can have free access to both territories, and that people can live anywhere in our continental territory having, as it were, a form of dual citizenship with specific north-American rights, the rights that come from the intersection of our governments in a federation constitution. North America is the richest, most powerful unit on the planet. It would become the largest political amalgam on the planet, and that will insure our safety and happiness. Good work Diane! Your efforts will not be in vain.
Then russia and north korea and india and possibly serbia will merge china wants to be its own country but will still be their allies. Then america and canada would merge and the uk since its arguably canadas and americas best friend and uk wants to leave Europe. So then canada and america and uk will merge then denmark wants to merge with america. And it said it will give america a better system and goverment and college system,healthcare. Then america wants to buy iceland. So if russia went against america it would be
America iceland uk canada denmark as one country vs russia north korea india serbia as one country in world war 3.
Oh yeah and i think russia wants ti merge with Ukraine maybe to
I like this comment
But don’t be blinded by propaganda
Your right though
@@stephw2777 what kind of weed did you smoke?
@@stephw2777 You do realize that India doesn't like China
The United States and Canada should now become one whole country.
Louvin Rivard
Respect the Elderly
Nope
Not until the USA upgraded to Canadian standards, Free Medical ( taxes paid)
and including common sense.
Not until
No f$$king way
As a Canadian I’ll love to be part of America !!!!
I actually agree
merger between canada and the us is a good thing for americans and canadians trust me
Canada should join the United States. Life would be so much better for everyone. Imagine how powerful that would be... this topic needs to be discussed again please!
this will not change anything at all in the daily life of the tens of millions of poor people who are crammed into tents in the streets of the united states.
canada, as a modern and progressive nation does not want to meddle with a backward, underdeveloped nation in which people do not have free health care or education.
Without forgetting the major cultural differences with the French Canadian provinces. (who only ask for independence to escape the devastating influence of English on their cultural heritage). And without forgetting the first nations who do not support colonialism.
I'd flee to Britain
@@MarcusCollins69 Don't. We're having loads of problems here too.
Life will be so much better? Lmfao not for Canadians.
Too many guns and a warmongering regime no ty
They forgot to mention the NHL, MLB and the NBA same league in both countries. Not to mention the number of College sports that play in the same leagues. Lets merge!
This is more of a minor issue.This is the oversized ego of 'superatheletes' at work.
I like the idea of an economic union with Canada and the USA........makes a lot of sense, and a great way to boost the economies of both countries....free flow of goods and people, but I would not include Mexico at this time.
Canada is doing Great, we've moved from 23rdGDP to current 10th GDP and will take 8th by 2017. Canada is about to build the GREAT NORTH PASSAGE, a 1.1 Billion, 7,000Kilometer Hiway in the High North that will go coast to coast. This one project will increase Exports by 50% to both Oceans, and Canada will challenge France and the UK for 6th and 5th Largest GDP. Canada's economy is built on tangible resources when America's money is all imaginary on Wall St. If the Dollar Crashes what would America have to fall back on, RIGHT!! This is a fall back position in a worse case Scenario that the dollar crashes. Except we aren't interested in your Death Penalty or 3strikes everyone goes to jail forever Bullshit, or all your Guns, I could spend an Hour writing the Differences that make our Countries Unique and they are Difference's so big we share the Worlds Largest Boarder for a reason. Lastly there's no Fucking way we are going to take on your 17Trillion dollar debt, this is just a plan to steal what you can't have; many an American I've heard jokingly over the years about invading Canada. I too laugh, because you tried that once and today Canada has many friends and the UK allegiance is to it's Commonwealth states.Yes, it was Hundreds of Years ago, and we've put things in the past and forged a friendship that trade's together and wars together, but most importantly we share a boarder together.People think Canadians and America's are the same or similar. Apple's and Oranges are both round, but they have little in Common. Same can be said about our relationship, Canadian and American have very different views. I wouldn't approve this merger, and neither would anyone I know. We like to Vote on everything up here, we even have the power to kick the Prime Minister out of Office and we don't have to wait 4years to do it. Nothing against our leader Justin Trudeau, he's doing great. Yet, I'm sure if one whiff of this trash comes out of his mouth he'll be looking for another job. Seriously!!The real kicker here is should BriExit leave the EU, they're going to be looking for some new sources of revenue. I like money with the Queens face on it, so should come the day that you don't want our resources; because your acting like a jilter lover.[Explain the Keystone,Bitch] I'm sure the GREAT NORTH PASSAGE will make Exporting with UK a very lucrative venture. Why don't you ask Mexico to join, you could put all the farm land to good use, seeing how you dominated and conquered the economy of selling corn and other grains in Mexico. And put all the poor farmer's out of work. No your looking for Billions of dollars in Oil, and Diamonds,Lumber,grains,Gold,Uranium,Nickel the list is actually very long. Short of a repeat of 1812, I don't see it happening. OR you could ask American's if they'd all like Tax funded Healthcare, and if they'd like to become part of Canada. If Americans voted to become Canada, So Canada would go from 10 Provinces to 60, Well Texas wants to go it alone and California might too, so let them. Everywhere else falls under Canadian law and regulation. So first off, all the people in Death Row go to a Max Prison for the rest of there life. Next all Handguns are prohibited, also all assault weapons are prohibited. Only legal guns are Rifles and Shotguns. A sale taxes of 15% total will be introduced,[this is a huge part of the Tax funded Healthcare revenue. I'm sure most Americans are in horror at such a proposal, well we Canadians fell the same way about joining America. So dream on Lady!! It's NEVER going to happen.!!!
+Sweety Loz I think we should. Yeah there are cons just like everything in life has a con. But the pros do sure out way them. Personally, I believe America, Canada, and Britain should merge. After all, the United Kingdom is the United States and Canada's mother. If these three nations merged, WE WOULD BE FUCKING UNSTOPPABLE. Holy shit the world we be on their knees
Never say never man. At this time a hundred years ago, did the world know that European colonial empires would fall and the US would be the dominant world power be century's end. You bet your ass they didn't! Anything can happen by the time this century ends.
Hunter Williams Canada fought for a Hundred years to get out from under the British thumb, why would we want to join the UK. The UK just learned a 40+year lesson about merging countries you think they want to jump back into another Union. 52% of the British say "NO" Also Canada is a Resource Power house on it's own. We just discovered 12Billion barrels of Crude Oil in the Tundra and have plans to build a coast to coast hiway to move the Energy[Oil] People and resources. []other countries will be able to ship by rail good coast to coast,[] also Seeing how Obama fucked us on the Keystone pipeline and we lost 10's of Billions because of it. Canada gains nothing but Trillions of Dollars in debt, merging with the USA. Then all the differences in Healthcare, Penal code[]We don't execute people and we don't lock people up for natural life. Plus we don't allow handgun ownership to Private citizens. You dump the Death penalty, dump the 3strikes Bullshit, dump the Handguns.. Maybe we as Canadians Would consider it. Except you don't have to do all those things to join Canada, just head to the Canada immigration office and apply for Citizenship.. Because if you dumped all the things Canada doesn't want and Americans do. Your no longer an American, your a Canadian. We in Canada vote on everything, and people still have the power to move the government. You think Canadians want to join with any country, No thanks. Yet we will accept petition to become Provinces of Canada. Granada has tried 3 times, but the East coast province keep blocking the move.. I told you people in Canada have voting power that matters. Hey you never know, we accepted Newfoundland in 1945. I have to say, Michigan and Maine would make nice 11th and 12th Provinces. Alaska would be truly a Great Province as we could extend the British Columbia Coastline further North. And Alaska name would become the New Western Territory. I think as a tribute to the old city of York [now Toronto] We could rename Detroit. [] New Toronto [] Doesn't feel so good when someone else tries to take over your Country, does it.
spencer pease ?!?European colonial empires?!? Are you referring to the now Commonwealth countries, because they are 1st World Nations_ Canada and Australia. What fall? We gained independence. []So America gains independence it's a great thing.[] When Commonwealth countries gain there independence from Britain its a fall.[] If your plainly stating Britain's end as the Elite Country of the World. Enjoy yours, because no country has ever remained the top Economy and Military force for more than a couple hundred years. The King must always die, and another will take his place. Long live the King. You say by the end of the Century, []LOL[] you mean the year 2100. Well, good luck. Anyone born today will be in there early 80's by the 2100. Who knows in 80 years, Canada could be the #1 Economy in the World. Canada has everything to become a super power, we just need population. 80years of Baby making who knows. Also Britain is no longer tied down by the EU and having to support failed economies like Greece and Spain. They just might pass you in the next decade or two, becoming the Elite nation they once were, both Economically and Militarily. Canada doesn't want to join the UK, but we have lots of Oil to sell them if they want it. =) Canada will be 7th largest economy by 2018, and by 2020. We could easily take 6th from France. Let see how the next few years play out, but Canada isn't joining anyone.
If Canada becomes dissolved (as an independent country) and merged with the United States of (North) America, the new supernation will increase its states from 50 to 63, as Canada has 10 provinces and 3 territories. Besides that, Canada and the U.S. together is larger than Russia, by area.
I think Canada should have entered the United States of (North) America in 1867 when being independent from Britain, rather than become an own country.
Plus another 32 states from Mexico. (95 States). I do not understand why the the USA, Canada and Mexico do not merge to create a super-state. Should continue to use the US dollar, both Mexico and Canada already do. We are all friends, share culture across many venues. I would defend Canada and Mexico with my life just like I would my hometown.
@@louiswilliams8461 Sorry we don’t want to join the United States
@@louiswilliams8461 While I support the idea, if it happens it'll almost certainly not include Mexico. It's just so different culturally, historically, etc. compared to Canada and the U.S., who already are very integrated and share very similar cultures and histories.
@@louiswilliams8461 Mexico is culturally different from the U.S. and Canada
@@louiswilliams8461 Mexico would never agree to join the US unfortunately
As she say's,the merger is happening right now and is inevitable.
I doubt it very much. US is nothing more than a corporation and legacy of the dark workers from England, ironically a mongrel nation.
LETS GOOOOOOOO!
I would love to be a part of the USA as a Canadian. I want to be more free! to easily own a gun, to not be taxed to death to pay for others health care, to be able to buy cigars (taxed so high only rich can afford), make more money, have more buying power, and be a part of the greatest country on the earth!
Come on down neighbor
I live in the Northeastern part of the United States. Roughly three and a half hours away from Ontario- Thousand Islands Bridge. I grew up always loving Canada. Fishing there with my father. My honeymoon was Niagara Falls as well as my most favorite City, Toronto. I don't know how many people are aware of this but the longest undefended border in the world runs between the United States and Canada. This should say something. I have no idea and never understood why the Canadiens look at the Americans in the way that they do. It is well known that the United States is the the most powerful country in the world. It can completely wipe out or force its will on Canada. Yet the United States goes out of its way to keep Canada as its friendly neighbor. Who do you think will come to the Canadiens defense militarily in the wink of an eye as well as being the most effective? The author here describes that the typical American knows roughly 1% of the goings on in Canada. How much do Canadians truly understand the United States? I think it sets a very poor representation and it saddens me.
Not all of us do, I love Americans. I married an American, so please ignore the ignorance
"Forcing will" l has a tipping point... see 1812 where a pop of 1/17th of the USA whipped USA ass.
As far as dealing with China.... we don't have to sell to them or we tax them. We can change policy. This has happened in the province of BC 3 days ago and already has made positive differences.
We can re-prioritize if development in the areas are needed. This chick is absurd. We have made masses advances in infrastructure on monumental scales.
It's because of a inferiority complex.
The Beyond the Border Initiative is exactly what it is titled. "Beyond the Border".
It's about protecting the North America "Perimeter". Protecting it from Russia, and Chinese Invasion.
Canada does not have near enough the population to protect its massive land mass. Canada is, by mass, the second largest country in the world next to Russia.
Russia is already trying to claim Canadian land in the high north to extract Oil, Gas and other Natural Resources.
The United States of America's energy future is completely relied on access to Canadian Natural Resources, including Oil, Gas, Water, Minerals, and Gold. Without Canada on the side of the U.S., the U.S. is at the mercy of the world for everything from energy, to water, to minerals.
It is in the U.S.A.'s best interest to protect the perimeter around Canada, and maintain a healthy relationship with Canada to maintain its own security in the future.
Canada has already sold land, and a mine to China, much to the shegrin of the U.S. government.
The Beyond the Border initiative emphasizing that its all about trade, and free unrestricted flow of its citizens is just a carrot to gain acceptance of the citizens of Canada, allowing them to maintain access to their winter abodes in Florida and Arizona, and access to sporting events in border cities like Detroit and Buffalo.
The Perimeter Security Agreement is all about the future of both countries. For Canada, there is no way we can possibly protect our huge border from invasion from China or Russia, and for the U.S. its all about protecting energy resources, minerals and water from Canada to maintain its needs for the next hundred years or so.
The internal border should be removed completely allowing 'free-flow' between Canadian and U.S. citizens, doing this would allow the development of more Canadian lands for U.S. citizens to reside in, and build up the population of the territories, thus helping to protect from outside invasion, at the same time boosting the economy of the two countries together, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security however is so paranoid about the possibility of enemies already in Canada that this will never happen. However, now that immigrants to either country must adhere to the immigration policies of both countries, this may actually happen in one hundred years time once the DHS is feeling more secure of who is lurking in the population of either territory.
While the borders of the world are almost disappearing, the border around the U.S.A. is becoming more and more deadlocked from immigrants, tourists, even trade, under the policies of the DHS.
As an economic, natural resources and land source, the North America of the future could resemble a world superpower again, (if another Obama isn't elected into office) - without a merger, both countries are too weak to protect themselves from invasion, Canada being too weak from human resources to fight off invasion, and the U.S. too weak from energy resources to fight off invasion, and at the mercy of foreign nations to supply it energy in order to stave off invaders. Canada and the U.S. could successfully merge like the E.U. and maintain an existence like Quebec, and the rest of Canada being recognized as a somewhat 'independent, and specialized state, with its own internal rules and regulations while maintaining a membership in the country as a whole".
I can't see any reason why we should remain separate. Especially now that The USA will be having a major clean-up
I hope we do merge and Canada will never be sorry for doing so. It's a wonderful idea - so long as, God willing, it is done right. They become us - we become them. We become one. It should not be any different than it was when all of the states were joining and become 'solidified." It's the same, except it's a joining of nations. It's brilliant.
Great and all but Canada does not want the hate from the rest of the world.
That's true. But, maybe, in the end, people just "love" to hate us.
No, not a coward. Possibly a delusional fool, but never a coward. :) Fine, keep your nation and God bless.
Marie Shanahan We should fix our problems before joining Canada though.
You are right about that!
Imagine the extent it could have to influence the world against China economically and politically.
I wouldn't be surprised if China annexed siberia not long after a merger like this is complete.
@@daveray5655 especially because Russia is declining
As an Albertan, I would like to say great thought. I'd like to try independence first and keep union with the US as an option.
+Young Guns Right watch the Peter Zeihan videos on youtube about "A World Without Canada"
Young Guns even with independence you still won’t be able to get your pipeline to the coast you would have to join the US. The USA would never screw over and alienate our biggest ally like that. That’s why the USA would be pressured into or voluntarily support Canada.
The first step is to allow Americans and Canadians to work in either country. But not vote in either country.
We've been doing that for 200years.. LOL
Yes somewhat but not every citizen can do it. They should just make it easier for people to do it.
Not necessary_
@@Torontogal1973 nah it is pretty necessary if the absolutely meaningless border hinders you from moving between the borders
basically no barriers to immigration between the countries sounds great..i wonder how most americans would feel about being able to just move to canada when they want to?
If the US and Canada do not merge, they should at least have a customs union. There are literally towns where you cannot cross the street because the streets are on the border, and that is just utterly insane. Canada and the US have almost the same laws, so there is really no reason why Canada and America need to be so separated.
Have a merger between U.S.A and Canada similar to the EU over in Europe. Open up our borders, merge our economies and militaries have a common currency, but retain our separate governments and thus identities.
No more gas wasted at border crossing an pollution, no more money spent on military or maintenance of border or payment for border guards.
she has a point it's bound to happen Canada won't keep up on a world stage Canada doesn't have the economic clout to keep up on a world stage.
where exactly are you getting this information from???
@@rawbread7520 Population size. Canada just doesn't have the population to be any kind of major global player.
@@jesseward4115 by that logic all the small ass European countries would be eaten up by bigger ones like Russia Germany France and the uk but the opposite has been happening in the past 100 years. also most Canadians wouldn't accept joing the usa and the usa would never invade or take Canada by force.
@@rawbread7520 If Europeans want to have any kind of say in the future on what happens in the world, they will unite under the EU flag.
It’s absolutely has clout to keep up with the world stage
The merge between Canada and the United States would be something unbelievable. Think about it: A country larger than Russia, more than 4x higher their economy combined, a stronger military, expanded influence, and larger access to natural resources. Basically, the merge between these great countries would be something worth beholding....
yea think about it, the USA has a life expectancy 5 years younger than Canada. the USA is far more corrupt, its education system is terrible and its healthcare... GOD what a mess. so much wrong in the USA, each day the nation becomes more like Russia!
70%+ of Canada exports go to the U.S.A. Probably 90% of Canada's national defense depends on the U.S.A. Out of the 27 million non-resident visitors to Canada in 2023, 21 million were American. Donald Trump's grandfather went to Klondike, Yukon during the gold rush to get rich. It's one country in substance. Let's finalize it.
In my experience of a lifetime of travel, Canadians and most Europeans believe they are superior to the U.S. The smugness is quite real and tiresome. What have they given to the world that comes close to Silicon Valley, the innovations from the space program, the internet, the electronics, robotics, nanotech, World Bank, Peace Corps, etc. the U.S. has produced.
Yeah you just took all the human capital across the world
Don’t forgot WW2
Fuck nationalism. Why can’t you guys just stop bitching about what nation you belong to? It is just a manmade flag and name, after all.
Shag Wellington: Hate to tell you bro, but it was GERMAN scientists and GERMAN rockets that created the American space program.
Also Japan is a world leader in AI and robotics
One way to make this unattractive to Americans, a reminder that we still have that constitutional monarchy so unless you love the queen enough, I think the bald eagle will be a better fit
As a Canadian, I would like to say great thought,
But,
No thanks
Carol Chen not even a great thought
+Carol Chen We are the same, Americans and Canadians are, Our countries should be too.
+Jiskit Triskit canada has govmt paid healthcare for all canadians built in to our tax system - does america ? just ask saraf palin who used to sneak into canada hospital for govt paid healthcare - yep, that sarah palin !! that is just one reasonwhy canadians are wary of joining usa
+Ivan Diablo we will if Bernie Sanders is elected. #berniesanders2016 Take money out of politics.
+Jiskit Triskit 'they' will never let sanders be elected.... he would be 'suicided' 1st
The culture difference between texans and Californians is probably bigger than the difference between Midwesterners and Canadians so it’s definitely possible
Dingy californians think they are better than Texas.
right? america culture is more regional than you would think at first glance. canada is almost like another cultural space that’s under the same larger umbrella
The minute Canada merges with the U.S. I'm moving back to Germany!
And you would be surprised by higher taxes and extremely complex bureaucracy..
Don't threaten us with a good time.
I'm off to Britain
I'd love to have somewhere warm to go to without going to the trouble of getting a passport, etc. etc..
It's Called Vancouver. hahaha. Actually Grenada has tried a few times to join Canada, but the vote is never unanimous. A little Caribbean Island would be nice, imagine the 5star resorts we could build there.
*grenada granada is in spain
Grenada [] Is exactly where I said it was_ try a little research.. It's an Island Nation.. NOT in SPAIN!! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grenada
why don't you do a little research? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Province_of_Granada
also i was correcting your misspelling of grenada because you said granada which is in spain
This legit would be a dream come true for me. PS I'm Canadian but dream of the day Canada secedes over to becoming apart of the United States of America. God Bless America
So move to America
If America ever invades and kills Canadian soldiers and annexes us
I'm fleeing to Britain
no way , Canadian's people wont allow it . we fought to keep our onw beliefs. we don't believe in wars just for personal gain and more power
America isn't a war hungry country. We believe in peace just as much as you do. The reason we have a strong military ISN'T because we want to fight people. It's so we can defend ourselves from enemy attacks. That's something that you wimps can't do without us. Joining us would be a promotion for you. Dumbass
@@packofwolves9161 That’s why we’re peace keepers. We are not stupid, in fact we are the most educated country in the world. We’re one of the most loved countries in the world while you’re the most hated. You can keep your promotion and we’ll take our chances on an invasion even if it’s you all down there in your polluted swamp coming after our nice, clean water.
@@Shaw4123it's America
It'd be an annex one way or the other
No offence to any Americans but HELL NO! The American health care system alone scares me off this idea 100 million percent.I also would never want to change our political system with America's. Having more than 2 parties at the provincial and federal levels is fantastic. Really though our ties with the British Commonwealth and the UK in particular are way too strong for this to even be discussed seriously. Most Canadians wouldn't want to give that relationship up as there are FAR more benefits than drawbacks to it.
***** And you obviously know nothing about Canada buddy! lol
Canada is pretty much entirely independent from Great Britain, and the Queen has no real power. And we tease and joke about Americans from time to time, but so do they at us... Don't really think you can label it "propoganda"....
You wouldn't have to give up your healthcare system.
You wouldn't have to change your parties either. There's really no difference. It's just different names and organized slightly different.
lol you keep listening to canadian media companies.... healthcare isnt that big a deal we have more money than you... you pay taxes for the "free healthcare" we have a choice wether or not we want healthcare or not...
good stick to your nonsense, Let us enjoy our social programs.
This is the only solution for all problems in Canada 👍 Less Taxes, Better Businesses
exactly
As canadian I have no problem with unity with our cousins in the south but we should keep our parliament and law within the United States.
You would being a state in a federalist system. Parliamentary system is inferior and garbage anyway though I do hope Canadians drive a bargain where we get rid of the electoral college and majority takes all presidential system. Two party system has been failing us for a while in America.
The way I see it ,from cultural standpoint...
Canada is more about living together accepting/tolerating(and benefiting from) cultural diferences, to sum up "Canada = co-exist and keep your culture"
and the "United-States = join our culture (melting pot)"
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Quebec (about a quarter of Canadas population) would probly not want to give up their culture and to difering degrees most provinces feel the same.
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The bottle necks that this vid speaks of, for trade, are because of the US side Infrastructure/customs and could be fixed by simply looking at the problem and accomadating and setting it up for the volume needed.
Quebec, in fact, is one of the Canadian Provinces heading the movement to join the United States, with the website ( Annexation.ca )
Probably Quebec Anglophone. Francophone will never accept that.
Maybe you should look at the website :^)
Actually has a Francophone
The fact that they have 1 francophone is suppose to mean something?
I welcome The United States and Canada merger. We are already very similar to the US, and England has no noticable interest anymore that Im aware of. I cant find a reason to be Canadian and not American. Also, a lot of the things we've created has always been alongside to aid us and our brothers in the United States. We have always naturally progressed together and I see no reason to not separate the silly division between us.
Is it possible to extend the United States of (North) America by a dissolution of Canada as a country and making the Canadian provinces and territories to new states of the U.S.? I think the U.S. should do so. If doing so, the United States of (North) America would surpass Russia to become the world's largest country by area.
Why should the northern part of North America be an own country named Canada?
Well we wouldn't change the name of the country but we could definitely add new states.
@@daveray5655 "United States of North America" is a better name than "United States of America", as it is in North America and not South America. "America" may refer to the supercontinent America rather than the country USA.
@@bjornhebergman8785 Texas and California used to be their own countries but when they joined we just added more stars. It's our tradition that when new territory joins as states we just add stars not change the name.
Also, I think USA sounds much better than USNA.
How about the North American Union? I have been all over the US, Mexico, and Canada, and I don't really see anything very different. Also, as a Californian, Mexico is pretty much not different than the south side of America, but indeed have a shared history. I think it would be cool for the US, Canada, and Mexico to merge.
@@louiswilliams8461 Mexico is absolutely not the same as the US and Canada. Where did you travel in Mexico? Not just linguistically, but culturally, socially, and in every other metric they are pretty different. America will always be a strong ally of mexico but the two nations will forever have distinct identities from each other. The only reason you say this is because South california, new mexico, and arizona are pretty similar to mexico but thats it, nothing else to support your proposal.
no MEXICO PLEASE
rickyboy1947 I agree. I’d love for Mexico to eventually join the US if they can get there shit together but only if English becomes a mandatory language. I’m not saying wipe out Spanish but everyone in Mexico would be required to learn English and they can still keep Spanish. That would allow integration to be significantly easier
I’m Spanish Germanic British Irish French and Native American So I’m up in arms
Usssssa
Max Woodcock
I thought this video was about merging not joining
To make everyone learn English would be cruel if that was the case English speakers should learn Spanish too PLUS FREEDOM OF SPEECH
But it would be hard to merge Are cultures they are very different
And most Americans are atheist were as most Mexicans are Catholic
But I would like to merge
Even though are laws are very different
And police are corrupt in Mexico
And there is a ton of crime
It would be hard to get rid of corruption in Mexico
It would take a lot of money to battle terrisom in general
Some dealers would go to Guatemala
Some would stay in Mexico
A lot would come to USA
I think it would be more realistic to join Canada
Even though either possibltys
Are highly unrealistic
There is no reason Canada should not dissolve its already splintered Parliament, and allow the individual provinces to join the Union as States. Existing Premiers will be governors, and Justin Trudeau will have no trouble getting a job at Tim Horton's.
It's getting to the point where our own concern for the renewed aggressive nature of Russia is driving our own necessity to get better control of the northern territories in the arctic. The aggressive economic nature of China is also becoming a major factor in the economic sovereignty of Canada.
If Canada does not come to its senses and join the United States, the eventual annexation of Canada into the USA will happen by our initiation in an effort to establish our own security against future threats. This may happen, whether Canada likes it or not. We would prefer Canadians come to their senses and start the process now, before it becomes an emergency.
Of course you are a Trumpist going to war !!!
No
You can see this as well in her interview with Steve Paikin on the subject, but whenever someone presses Francis on this topic and points out that it will not happen because Canadians will oppose it, she usually falls back on the view that she's just trying to start a discussion, which implies that we shouldn't take her too seriously. But she also insists that we take her seriously and, like at 23:31, says "a merger of some kind is inevitable."
American annexation of Canada has been "inevitable" since the War of 1812. And it hasn't happened yet. Left-wing critics of free trade in Canada in the late 1980s and early 1990s said that it would erase the border and lead to our absorption into the US. But as Francis points out, we've actually seen border-thickening, if anything. None of her ideas is "inevitable" in the slightest. This Appeal to Teleology provides refuge for scoundrels who can't make a proper argument.
I don't think its ever gonna happen, not in this lifetime but why change in the first place? We have so many similarities and have a great brotherly relationship. As a member of the Canadian Military, theres NO better allies to have your back. We get slagged all the time for blindly backing the US in their policies but hey, that's what little brothers do...right?
All she says is basically more integration, maybe something like the UK. Where Politically they are one country, but in Soccer for example Scotland,Wales,England,Northern Ireland play for their own country, i mentioned sports because i thought Canadians are afraid to lose their awesome Hockey team.
I think that even that is not necessary... England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland are all very culturally distinct, but Canada is identical in almost all ways to the USA. There are some differences, but someone from NY is more similar to your average Canadian than, say, your average southerner.
To the Quebecois, New Orleans was not only the finest french speaking city in North America, it was the finest city in North America period. Now it is a mad max style wasteland with hardly a francophone in sight. If Canada merged with the US the same fate would await Quebec City.
Well said.
***** Actually take over is exactly what it means. It was the US that decided to to move to a passport regime for crossing the US-Can border. If all they wanted was to make the border less burdensome they can do that unilaterally.
The US is currently renaming streets named for Confederate war heroes, defacing war monuments to dead soldiers and eliminating some Confederate monuments. If they destroy the history of their own, you better believe they would stamp out any Canadian history or identity too.
***** Both Canada and the US is better without a merger, it serves no purpose.
+Brad Johnson Aren't all the problems caused by the hurricane? Aren't the problems temporary ? Everybody I know who has been to N.O loves it. About every 10 yrs. or so they have the Super Bowl there.
Dale Peto People love NO because it was one of the few US cities with a genuine sense of culture and history. No one would confuse it with being an economic powerhouse like NYC or Chicago.
How many French speakers do you find in NO? Sure there a few I guess, in Montreal they are everywhere.
The fact that there's this European telling Americans not to do it makes me want us to do it more.
Dark workers. I so agree.
I think the this lady obviously is just talking a economic union where us work hand on hand and people and same currency flow between each other and that a great idea and should be done but the whole concept of a merger unfortunately makes people just go full nationalized and and detracts from this whole conversation.
We really should merge with Canada. We own Alaska. We will finally own Greenland! We will own Hyperboria herself.
Dream on re. Greenland. The Inuits are on the way to independence.
What a lot of people don’t understand is the United States has always been a isolationist country and is trying to go back to isolation. We will still trade with the world, but all the constant hate and criticism is causing Nihilism towards the rest of the world to spread across the United States. Canada is slowly starting to get the cold shoulder, especially at the border where it is start to make crossing between the two countries.
I as a human being like this idea BUT! The problem I see is the governments. We as Canadians or as Americans can get along fine if we talk get to know each other and push all the political crap out of the way. The 50 or so years after WW ll we fell into the cold war with the USSR and CHINA Now things have changed. We have gotten to know the Russians and big surprise we are not so different.
Im a Canadian and I vote No.
There is no difference between America and Canada, in fact, the very first Canadians were American.....Native Indians are the same, divided into their Tribes, but related......Both are beautiful Countries. both have the same Heritage, both are founded on the same Principles, and both stand for the same Laws. The Problem is, is that both were infiltrated from the inside..........Canadians and Americans are Brothers/Sisters......who are also connected to Australia and the Pacific, whose Founding Fathers, derived from the British Isles........
You don't have to merge, you are already Linked together.....Canada is a Commonwealth Country, Linked to all the Commonwealth Countries and to Britain........America is no different!..........
We are linked by our Heritage, Flags, Laws and Spiritual Values........and I am not speaking about the Democrats or Leftist Govts.....
I strongly suggest you learn more history on BOTH countries, especially Canada. You have no idea how wrong you are.
az, I suggest you learn something about our countries. Canada is a commonwealth country and linked directly to ours, We are the Commonswealth.........I suggest you lean something about that connection, because it seems you have no idea.
Topcat What is "our" country anyway? Where are you from?
If you look up the history of native people in Canada and America you'll find they had wars against each other too. Often it was Northern tribes (Canada's) against southern tribes (American) although their territories weren't quite the same as todays and were more flexible, they were still similar to a Canadian vs American war. This continent never was and never will be united as one nation. I'd also like to point out Canada was discovered before America (around the year 1000 by Vikings) something Americans always forget, most like to continue crediting the mass murderer Christopher Columbus as the man who discovered North America.
Jesse, I kind of agree with you, because apparently, the first Native People came from the north, so they hit Canada first.... and agree with you on Canada retaining her own Identity from America...... They also said the same thing about Cook, discovering our country first, He wasnt, the Spanish beat him by a country mile...
As an American, I love the idea, however, I think that Canada's government should be the more prominent government in the merge.
Beth Horton we still have the electoral college which gives them some equality when it comes to the presidential elections. Theyd have states rights which would allow them to make a lot of their own decisions. They would still get 2 senators but when it comes to the House they’d be extremely outnumbered
The common identity americans share with canadians developed first in America, and america became independent first and set up their government first. Also, america has a larger population.
For any Canadian with any connection to the US through citizenship or employment/business, or if you have family who do, I can say unequivocally that the status quo is a massive pain in the ass. And there are probably 5 million Canadians who are in that situation when you count spouses and kids of the 1M+ US citizens up here. Where do I start? The currency shenanigans. The RRSP/TFSA crap. The double declaration and costs of taxes (US considers you globally regardless of residency so you have to file) the lineups to go across on bridges and airports...even with NEXUS, which tells DHS everything about you and you go for a live interview at USCIS...you still have to wait on entry. It's patently stupid. It all needs to change. Whether its in the ways Francis lays out in her book or some other way I don't know. But right now we've got a farcical circus going on.
Trump get it done !
Honestly, as an American. While there would be pluses to both sides. Canada would ultimately be stuck with the short end of the stick.
Economically speaking, both sides would benefit greatly from a unified economy, However the positives really end there.
The biggest thing to consider is that if the USA, and Canada did merger into one nation. It's no doubt at all that the American culture, and society would completely dominate the Canadian side. I mean, the USA has over 300,000,000 people compared to Canada's 35,000,000. As a result, Canadians would probably feel like they're being stripped of their identity and their sovereignty, and that's because they would be.
On the flip side however, that's not to say that Canada wouldn't have it's influence on the American side of things as well. For instance, American conservatives would deplore the idea of having Canada join the US, as there's just no way in hell Canadians would support the Republican party. A unified Canada, and USA would spell the end of the Republican party. (Which is not a bad thing.)
Also, I see a lot of Canadians bringing up healthcare as a concern, but honestly these days most Americans are in favor of universal healthcare, especially since Bernie Sanders has been campaigning about it. Were a unification to happen, we would probably just adopt Canada's healthcare policy.
All in all, it's a cute idea to ponder for 5 minutes, but in reality it wouldn't really be practical. Let the Canadians have their sovereignty, and let us have ours.
+Jessie Edsell Aside from Quebec, Canada doesn't have a culture, it relies on the US for it, but now we're seeing cultures from all over the world invade us because we are so weak and fragile as a nation. To be honest Canadians don't really have a choice of sovereignty, our government is already decaying, demographics changing, i can see that within 50 years Canada would be balkanized if it doesn't choose to join the states.
Canadians will keep their free healthcare. We'd get it as well. At this point, there's even people in the Republican Party wanting free healthcare. Even conservatives want free healthcare. We just don't want our taxes raised, or military spending cut. Instead, cut other bullshit programs that are nearly pointless. I want free healthcare. I wouldn't mind having it, but I *DO NOT* want to fucking pay for other people to get free healthcare, because that makes me pay more in taxes, and makes me poorer. It wouldn't be an end to the Republican Party, if USA and Canada merged because I have an idea to just make some red states, and swing states worth more delegates. For example, the conservative western states are not worth as much as the conservative southern states. Texas, Florida, Georgia, and the Carolinas have more delegates. Florida is technically a swing state, but whatever. So just give more delegates to Utah, Montana, Colorado, Wyoming, Arizona, and other red conservative states. Canada has a smaller population. Their entire population is roughly the same as California's. I don't think they would fuck the elections up too much because their provinces wouldn't be worth a lot of delegates. Quebec, and Ontario being exceptions. Like I said, just make red states worth more delegates, and decrease the amount of delegates blue states have to make it perfectly even. We have to be fair to all parties. I am not calling for an end to the Democratic Party even though I am a Republican, so we have to be fair to all parties. Even third parties like the Green Party, and Libertarian Party.
We'd keep our gun laws the same, and almost all our laws except healthcare would be the same. Canada would suffer from that, so that is one bad thing for Canadians. Their whole government system would be changed.
Balkanized ? yes good point. How is the govt. decaying?
THANK YOU
LETS KEEP OUR COUNTRIES SEPARATE
What identity dude? We are already Americans at this point without technically being so.
Haha, I am Canadian. FUCK THAT!
But if this happened, we couldn't "Blame Canada" anymore. Just sayin'.
+DallasHammster If this happened we wouldn't be able to make fun of Kanatians anymore, because it would be considered impolite to laugh at our fellow countrymen. Whenever in the past I made a mistake my friends would say to me "What'er you, a Canadian?
hahahahaha
"You don't spend 4 years and do all this research unless it is something you really enjoy" No you don't do it unless some bullshit think tank is paying you,.
As a Canadian, I have only 2 concerns, what will happen to our free healthcare, and what about the homicide rate, especially with easy access to weapons. I heard there are states you can easily buy a weapon without license, as if you are buying a coke.
It's not as easy to buy a gun here as you would think.
1. If we scrapped our monarchist system (she’s dead, let’s do it already) and reconstituted as separate from the British, we’d need a head of state/king to remain a parliamentary system - or we form a republic (like that wacky mayor of Toronto William Lyon Mackenzie wanted to do).
Instead of forming our own republic, which’ll let’s face it would pretty much be a carbon copy of the US, we could join theirs and divided our nation up into 5-13 states (with options for parts to merge with existing states and vice versa). If we did, we’d still be able to administer universal health care programs on the state level. Our health care is administered provincially as is, and this can easily be a conditional upon entrant to the union.
2. It’s pretty easy to get a weapon in Canada, don’t you kid yourself. As the right to bear arms would be applied to all the newly joined states; as it should be in Canada today anyway.
Separate gun laws and healthcare has already been doomed with the immmigration influx
I like this idea but I believe both Canada and the united states aren't ready for merging between each other . americas government is to divided to get things done. Canada's has a lot of stereotypes of the us
P.S. The stereotypes aren't negative :) While some areas racist jokes are seen more as offensive, other areas of America such as the area i'm in racist jokes are something we laugh at without getting offended. Just a part of (Southern?) American culture, if its said with a smile / laugh in the air then its not to be getting offended by :)
I know but theirs also the majority of people who take it seriously ( believe in them ) I was a bit vague on the problem or issue on the stereotypes of the US.
And thanks for clearing that up . :)
Nathaniel Beiser Yeah, I'm American. I would only merge if our government is fixed. haha.
Servus & Danz ha . I would to
The GDP of Canada and the State of California as well as the population are in fact the same... a little less than $2T USD per year or a little more than twice what Apple Inc. is worth... think a single company is worth about half of the Canadian whole GDP...Now compare that to the US ~$16.7T USD and I'm not seeing a big impact. Canadian Oil? The US is now the largest producer in the world and now can export it...
That said, I do not think the Canadians will ever vote to merge with the United States however, little by little the Canadian economy will more dependent. The new security measures of the US-Canadian board has not helped either and surely has hurt Canada more...
+Michael S. Howard California has nearly 5 million more population than Canada, actually Canada's GDP per capita is still greater than California's, even though the Canadian dollar goes down, making the GDP decrease.
It's interesting how this merger idea is so radically different to consider in the era of Trump, Brexit, and CoVID. This merger is definitely a long ways off for now.
you know what as a Canadian I would doubt how they would pull it off with such different judicial federal systems. and Quebec being Quebec, but I would very much like the idea but I doubt it. love it, but doubt it
canada, as a modern and progressive nation does not want to meddle with a backward, underdeveloped nation in which people do not have free health care or education.
Without forgetting the major cultural differences with the French Canadian provinces. (who only ask for independence to escape the devastating influence of English on their cultural heritage). And without forgetting the first nations who do not support colonialism.
I do not think Canadians like Americans well enough to begin with. They call themselves peacemakers but go to war alongside us-a bit dissonant. Canadians and Americans have a different concept over individual rights over access to firearms. Quebec wants to be a part of America but the US is monocultural. Which is to say Americans speak English first and possibly French second. I am not so certain that people from Quebec would actually be comfortable with that. The Anglo-Saxon divide she enumerated upon is not a big deal but paradoxically Quebec which is receptive to the idea is the problem frankly. They are a constitutional monarchy but their provinces are autonomous not unlike the American Articles of Confederation but better run. The problem with that is that there are interprovincial economic squabbles in contemporary times not unlike the trade wars between New York and Pennsylvania. This does not occur in America anymore in fact states aren't sovereign over interstate matters because we have a federal government which took complete control after overcoming the Confederacy. I think it would be for the best but America might not be ready for it. For instance, there currently is a political balance between our two major political parties and if we were to merge we'll get the Trudeau voters and our Democrats subsuming the financially focused Republicans. There is no way that Canada could defend its arctic claims in any way appreciable to Russia. As it will turn out America would have to defend Canadian Arctic interests whether or not they are a part of us. Why though? I live in Michigan and you dump your nuclear waste into our shared great lakes, so please stop that. Who cares if they can't defend their extensive claims that's their problem. If we have to defend it informally we might as well merge. We consume each others products at such a high level that a merger would be negligible economically on a personal level. Although, as an international economic force the merger of these two nations would be peerless with all the diplomatic sway that would generate. The United States already has that...what do we gain besides arctic oil as great as that may be? Canadians dislike America anyways and we're already informally tied in with each other without a messy process that destabilizes what makes either country great. Not a good risk and if you think for a minute that Americans would so much as twitch a knee in regards to an EU format you don't know America.
There are so many cultural, philosophical, economical problems to name a few and shortcomings to her argument.
For thousands of years people have lived full happy lives. Without burning through its resources at light speed.
The value per capita is what she's getting at.
Canadians enjoy many multitudes more. So therefore the US is salivating for a meal.
I want Newfoundland to be independent, not to be an even smaller minority in the US than we already are in Canada. :/
there is absolutely no reason for newfoundland to be its own country
@@samw7998 L take, change your profile picture right now. (Also means you just know nothing about politics or history in Newfoundland or Canada)
Her statement "Hilary Clinton and Jeb Bush liked it" seemed like a huge positive in 2014 but in 2018 is the exact opposite.
It’s cause there both globalist
Canadian here. After witnessing the way americans conduct themselves politically and with the pandemic, i'd say respectfully no thank you. Keep them separate please
The Country of North America needs to happen!
I'm American, and have no problem with merging with Canada! I think it would be a great idea. We are so much alike, we may as well become one.
No
NO thanks. I like being a Canadian. I don't want to be something else.
The merging idea is shitty but it's not being canadian that you like its the values of your country. I like America and I don't care if it changed its name to North Korea I would still like it
The U.S. would benefit from Canadian common sense and civility. It would be a boon for both populations to be able to cross back and forth without going through the customs ordeal. Canadians could come south for the winter and Americans would go north for the summer benefitting both economies. A shared passport would be nice. I don't see it happening anytime soon though. Too many Canadians wouldn't want a merger.
I’m a Canadian born in a American body i finally know how trans genders feel after reading this
I think I could work now if we gave Canadian provinces a new designation that allows them more rights at least in the beginning. Give them some time to adjust. Slowly integrate things. Kinda like Puerto Rico but with actual representation and voting rights. Then after some time they become regular states. Or develop a whole new system of government but Americans would never go for that.
I think alot of Americans would go for a new system of government
For me personally before the merge could happen I think the us should have better gun laws or laws banning guns, allow free healthcare and free schooling before it happens. And also I want the us to fix their shit
***** I think every person should have a right to a firearm. This makes for safer communities, not worse ones, since people will be more hesitant to behave like assholes. If somebody wanted to kill somebody, they don't need a gun to do it. They could just buy a kitchen knife from Dollarama.
***** I'm American... I agree.... I want us to fix our shit before we merge with another country.
The U.S. has free schooling. College is ridiculously expensive so that has to change. Healthcare is free if you have Medicaid or can't afford Medicare. I love Canada and like it the way it is. However, I think eventually there will be a de facto union.
34:34 ALL SALES ARE FINAL! And why even give Alaska back to Russia? Should the U.S. move the border all the way to only include the states of New England, or even so surrender all American land as the U.S. border did begin without even such as a mile?! Then he could say Canada should do the same. Canada has more land, so he shouldn't even be talking. He's lucky Italy isn't still part of the former Roman Empire and that Canada isn't still part of the former British Empire!
Who's culture and values would we have to adopt
Would it just stay the way it is
Were up here and their down there with just no border anymore
Or are there certain things about both countries that make this entire concept both insulting and insoluble
Bryan Simmons we have states, each state is different with its own values and variants in cultures but in the end we still unite as one as a nation
There's no problem with a merger to us Americans. It would help us boundlessly. But what will Canadians gain from such a merger? A convoluted political system where parties are equally stereotypical and none forward-looking. While America's a great country, our politics just won't suit Canada when they can't suit most of us ourselves.
Yes pls, we'd finally be able to get these crazy GOPers to face the music and make things better for everyone.
+dcrews100 TRUE
People have learned nothing. Look at Europe, and I can tell you a reason countries should not form political unions. Enough said. Dream on folks.
We will call it AmeriCana.
Canadians in this video: "We want to sell our stuff to America duty-free, we want to travel to America without a passport and have no border checks, we want America's military to protect us on the American taxpayer dime, we want access to American universities and research partnerships...... but we don't want to be American."
Someone tell me ONE benefit to the USA in this scenario?
P R one benefit is that Americans would have access to Canada’s natural resources which would an extreme advantage to the US significantly helping our economy and decreasing our dependence on foreign natural resources. We would also have a whole lot more land which would allow for our huge population to spread out even more
Population spread
Canada’s population is 8 times lower the USA’s
USA would benefit from population spread
CAPITALISM
Canada has tons of oil and land
But they don’t have the money or military to take advantage of it
NUCLEAR RESEARCH CENTER
I don’t wanna talk about it
MILITARY
Tons more military bases we would gain defense would be much stronger
TRAVEL/CULTURE
ECONOMY
More Capitalism
=
Much more jobs
Double the land, more natural ressources, which would make America the largest country on the planet. And let's not forget the Americans who want to come to Canada for the healthcare... your comment is fucking stupid.
(oil)
From a Canadian. how about ABOSOFUCKINGLUTLEY NOT
That just tells me you're thinking petty small picture and not about the big picture.
There's a reason this hasn't happened
Would you suggest the same thing for India/pacistan
Or russia/Ukraine or china/Japan
I'm pretty wars are fought for much less
The usa is awsome and so is canada just the way they are
No merger ever. period
Hello World! Exactly. Russia and Ukraine are culturally and ethnically different as for China and Japan. The US and Canada have the same culture filled with many different people of different ethnicities but in the end we have the same culture
China and Japan are muchas different
Do it the 2 best countries should deffinatelly merge
Who is here after getting tired of Trudeau ?
diane Francis I completely support it. I can see it already. Usa keeps the flag and the name is the United states of Canada. Or Americanada so that it could still be Usa. man if that would happen, us gets resources, Canada gets military defence. and we could finally get nfl in Canada lol. I could see it tho. Diane keep it up
How about
Usna
United States of North America
I don't see why the name would change, United states of America, why change it?
Or Canadamericanamadanaca
There will be a public outcry heard across the country if we amalgamate with the United States I believe that we have a very good societal Behavior and this works for us the fence we have between our two countries is a good neighbour fence let's keep it that way
Amen! Canada is so different in every way.
You could surrender.
This woman is a quack. Canadians are not "anti American", they are proud of their independence. Just as Americans are not "anti Canadian", Americans are proud of their independence. Her thinly veiled attempt to demonize any country that does not want to become incorporated into Americas influence is pathetic.
As a Canuck, No thank you!
Question. Very soon Russia will make their move on the Artic. Canada owns half, Russia says it is all theirs. How do you expect Canada to defend it? Canada will ask America for help. Best thing Canada/USA should to is split the Artic and defend it together.
@@GreenPartyHat Then don’t use the Artic. Duh
@@EliasRoy So allow Russia to make Trillions? Instead of the money going to us?
Wouldn't a referendum be required to merge Canada with the U.S? 🙄
We do have one but point Roberts to get there you have to cross Canada to get there
ummmmm lemme think about that.
no.
listing to her it seems that there is a real need Canada has for the USA.
Opposite, USA need our water and minerals to survive this world.
I agree, that statment was not well thought. When shit hits the fan, in his ideal world, he would be pleading for an army to protect them, the army would come Alright...but they will come to conquer.
For the moment i think it is not a good idea, USA is highly unstable and so is Canada. Additioning problems is not a solution. Plus USA have way more advantages than we do at joining. Harper lick so much Obama's ass that if we join, he will probably leave it up all to USA administration, which most of the citizen here do not approve how USA gov treat their citizens. Plus what are they going to do about Québec? Many of us still want to have our own country. There will be a third chance someday soon to do so...
Scott Glanius There are plenty of reasons, She's just stupid not mentioning it. Personally.. I'm American.. I would only merge with you guys if we fix our problems. I don't want to ruin you guys.
The first thing Canada needs to do is adopt the US Dollar.
Ew nobody wants that boring currency
No
She finds it offensive that the Canadians have a problem with destroying themselves?
Shut down the border with Mexico hard, open up the border with Canada. Like England and Scotland we could be two "kingdoms" in one nation.
I don’t think this would work unless Canadians were willing to adopt the us constitution, Americans have an almost mystical view of it and wouldn’t appreciate it not being in effect there, but I only know the American side of it, I do know that Canadians do not want too join tho
No
canada is already part of united states. right?
you're clearly joking, but i don't know why you would joke something like this??
Kanata seems like it is part of the USA.
Canada has been US territory since ancient times 😂🇨🇳
No
Let us Canadian decide what to do with our resources and this women is not accurate! She’s revealing that the US interest is their hegemony!