Do you think Canada is depending on USA?

Do you think Canada is depending on the U.S?

  • Yes

    Votes: 13 52.0%
  • No

    Votes: 12 48.0%

  • Total voters
    25

RomSpaceKnight

Council Member
Oct 30, 2006
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Canada depends on the US only so far as a supplier depends on his cutomers. Beyond a somewhat shared history on this continent our relationship with the US is about trade. We are a resources based economy for the most part and the US is our biggest trading partner. Culturally and in foreign affairs we are quite able to hold our own.
 

#juan

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Aug 30, 2005
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Canada and the U.S. are each other's biggest customer with $1.3 billion in trade between the two countries every day. Both countries are locked into this trade because other countries would have trouble competing in this market because of shipping costs.

Canada and the U.S. have been allied in three major wars, but not Iraq, or VietNam, (thank God..)

Until recently, the Canada/U.S. border has not been defended, but that is changing. It is not so much Canada depending on the U.S., as the U.S. wanting to make us dependent. There is no love in Canada's business dealings with the U.S.. Both countries want to buy low and sell high like any other country in the world.
 

Nightmare

Electoral Member
Jan 28, 2007
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Ontario
Hey,

My topic is "Is Canada Depending On The U.S?".
It has to include a Powerpoint Presentation with Issues, Pros, and Cons, etc.

Can you please also list the website you got it from so I can back it up?

Thanks A lot!:)
 

Alexander

Electoral Member
Jan 31, 2007
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Vancouver, B.C.
I think we depend on eachother. The US provides defense for us and we provide electricity and soft wood for them. The main question is "do we depend on the US" and so I said yes, because there are some things that they contribute. If the question was who benefits more from our free trade system I would definately say the US is screwing us over.
 

talloola

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Nov 14, 2006
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Vancouver Island
The only aspect of our country that would have to make a significant change if u.s. were to disappear,
would be our military, but not by that much, our position in the world isn't "that" strong, and I don't
see other countries in the world chomping at the bit to take us on, and I think our style would do
quite well on its own in the world, and we would not be vulnerable to the onslot of others, but we could
be very helpful to others who need it.

Our country wasn't a spin-off of the u.s. we are made up from a completely different cut of cloth.
Our government is a parliamentary one, and we do business in our own way.

Of course the world is getting smaller all the time, and we all know so much about each other than
a few years ago, but again, we have our own identity, even though we live in a very similar way to
those in the u.s. We are all priviledged in the west, and we are very independent and strong in our
own way, and very respected around the world.
 

Nightmare

Electoral Member
Jan 28, 2007
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Hey all,

Thanks for all thie information, but without the bibliography or a reliable source, I can't put it in my project.
 

gc

Electoral Member
May 9, 2006
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yes and no...we depend on eachother. Both Canada and the U.S. benefit from trade, otherwise there would be no trade. We also both benefit in terms of defense (NATO).
 

vinod1975

Council Member
Jan 19, 2007
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Harare , Zimbabwe
Canada does not depends on USA

♀Canada has its own entity
♀Canda has self genrated opportunities for Jobs and bussiness
♀People around the world prefer to be in Canada then in US
♀As far as Bussiness conern , that can be very successfull and one can grow very fast
♀Canada is more beutiful then US......

And the list goes on and on.....:evil3:
 

vinod1975

Council Member
Jan 19, 2007
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So are you saying that we don't depend on the U.S. or we need each other?
Yes , What I believe you got it right , we ( CANADA ) are not deepened on USA and to perform daily or our economic needs we are partners of each other and their is no client-server relation but peer-to peer relations is there.
 

hermanntrude

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Jun 23, 2006
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Newfoundland!
in the strictest way of answering, yes canada does depend on the US. Every country depends on pretty much every other country. we're all dependant on the US because it's giant and has a lot of political leverage. All the developed countries rely on each other.