Could Turks and Caicos be Canada’s 11th province?

gerryh

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Britain is reponsible for the islands' defence and foreign affairs.



If 99.8% of the British citizens of the islands, in a 92% turnout, voted against becoming Canadian, just as 99.8% of the British citizens, in a 92% turnout, of the Falkland Islands voted against becoming Argentinian back in March, that'll be pretty humiliating for Canada. Talk about feeling unwanted.


I've already stated that there would be no humiliation on our part. You really need to stop projecting.
 

Blackleaf

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According to the CIA, the per-capita GDP of the T&C is $29 100.
Canada's is $42 533.
Under the queen, those poverty-stricken T&C are not faring well. Well, until they say "Farewell" to Britain.

How is Elizabeth II responsible for the low GDP per capita rate on the islands?

I mean, she's hardly done any harm to the Canadian or British GDP per capita, so why would she be affecting the GDP per capita rate on those islands?
 

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Britain is reponsible for the islands' defence and foreign affairs.



If 99.8% of the British citizens of the islands, in a 92% turnout, voted against becoming Canadian, just as 99.8% of the British citizens, in a 92% turnout, of the Falkland Islands voted against becoming Argentinian back in March, that'll be pretty humiliating for Canada. Talk about feeling unwanted.

And then just imagine what I'd be like.



Can you give me any evidence that slavery exists on the islands?

I didn't say slavery exists. I said your statements show that is how you think of them. You're the one who said they shouldn't have the right to vote on whether to be Canadian or British. No right to determine one's own future is slavery.

Your opinion as posted. Now live with it.
 

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I didn't say slavery exists. I said your statements show that is how you think of them. You're the one who said they shouldn't have the right to vote on whether to be Canadian or British. No right to determine one's own future is slavery.

Your opinion as posted. Now live with it.

Well they SHOULDN'T have the right to vote on whether to be British or Canadian. Why should the British willingly allow chunks of their territory to be ceded to another nation?
 

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petros

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You should. There are enough Catholics in SA to completely remove the turd in the Atlantic punchbowl you live on from the face of the Earth
 

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Well they SHOULDN'T have the right to vote on whether to be British or Canadian. Why should the British willingly allow chunks of their territory to be ceded to another nation?

Like I said. You wish to keep them enslaved. Yessum Master!

You're an idiot!
 

Blackleaf

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Like I said. You wish to keep them enslaved. Yessum Master!

You're an idiot!

That's like saying I wish to keep the people of Norfolk or Surrey enslaved because I don't want them to be giving a referendum of whether or not they want to remain British.

They are British citizens in British territory. Why should Britain give them the chance to stop being British?
 

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Why are these people more precious to you than Scots? Without the Scots and their engineering, there would be no Britain or Commonwealth.
 

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You should. There are enough Catholics in SA to completely remove the turd in the Atlantic punchbowl you live on from the face of the Earth

And are these men, women and children going to rise up and "remove" Britain, are they?
 

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Why are these people more precious to you than Scots? Without the Scots and their engineering, there would be no Britain or Commonwealth.

Because, unlike the Scots, the Turks and Caicos Islanders don't live in a perpetually Communist, subsidy junky country sucking the British Treasury dry.

And, remember, the greatest engineer that's ever lived was Isambard Kingdom Brunel. And he was an Englishman, not a Scot. It was an Englishman who built many of Britain great railways, bridges and tunnels, not a Scot.
 

gerryh

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There would be humiliation for Canada is almost 100% of the islanders said they don't want to be Canadian.


You are projecting again. Just because you have so little self confidence doesn't mean that is what we Canadians are like. We can take no for an answer. It's just another word, and if T&C doesn't want to take us up on our offer, that is just fine. Unlike you, we won't pull a hissy fit.