darkbeaver said:
Chinese and french is a good idea but impracticle,not enough time. You have a look at your history books and see what happens to the nieghbouring countries of collapsing Empires, where phucked. While I would like to work at instituting your suggestions we have a new government who's determined to go swiftly in the other direction, and the liberals waiting in the wings to complete the deal if the Harpercons
drop the torch, that's the real choice here, neo-liberal or neo-conservative. If ever the NDP would mount a real threat Uncle Sam would intervene overtly, Uncle Sam has already covertly helped Harper into power. In the end though we just have to much water and oil and minerals that are vital to American continuation and we can't be allowed to say no. :lol:
1)The shift to Chinese/French would have an immediate shock value internationally. Acquisition could come later. A statement to this effect would set Canada's priorities.
2) I don't think America is going to dissolve as the Soviet Union did. But its era of dominance in NAFTA has to end. I am referring only to Canada and Mexico here. If we look at what happened in Mexico Canada is indeed phucked. If we look at Estonia after the Soviet collapse we have options.
3) I agree with the government going in the other direction. Someone obviously had a talk with Harper about what accountability would reveal and he decided it was in his best interest to stay with a corrupt government that has bent over backward to get phucked in as many positons as possible by foreign concerns. I think Canada should enage internationally even with the US but to always get the bottom end of the deal smells like payoffs.
4) Do you really think it is too late?