Why would you assume the US would Anex all Canada? They would annex Alberta and maybe Ontario and let the rest of you fend for yourselves.
Should Canada Become a Neutral Country?
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Why would you assume the US would Anex all Canada? They would annex Alberta and maybe Ontario and let the rest of you fend for yourselves.
There won't be any troops marching through the city streets of Canada any time soon. But beware of all these jails they're building and note the sway towards the style of governance where people just disappear, some can be jailed wihtout trial and government jets whisk people off in the night to other countries half way around the world to have the "questioned" by people we would demand be locked up here.
I'm just saying.
I'm just saying.
First, I guess I need to know what you mean by 'healing the World'. Do you mean giving medical aid to people who are suffering from disease, giving poor people worldwide an economic boost, or do you mean removing elements (including people) that are causing suffering in the world? Or do you mean something completely different? I'm not too good with abstractions.
Second, what do you mean by "betterment of all man"? Physical betterment? Economic? Spiritual? Do you mean 'better' by Canadian standards (that is, according to our general values)?
And finally, what do you mean by "better off"? Would we be safer? Stronger economically? Would we have stronger diplomatic relations? Lower prices at the grocery store?
I could also ask what you're referring to when you mention our "know how" or what criteria a person needs to meet before being "less fortunate" but that would probably seem like nit-picking.
Just a note: As of right now Britain cannot fire its nuclear arsenal without US permission. Your current missile set up uses US satellites for targeting and it requires the permission of the American AND British government to launch.
I must say I find this notion of a neutral Canada to be very bizarre. Neutrality to me means a lack of conviction. Like an existential breakdown where the choices available and the subsequent consequences are to difficult to bare.
It's not a question about being good or bad, those are points of view and likely not to be thought of by the decision makers, perhaps by other nations and our citizens. I find it difficult to believe that with all of the opinions on how best to complete a task, or handle a crisis, that we could be a nation which has no fortitude to stand up and do the types of things that Canada has always done.
It's not a question about being good or bad, those are points of view and likely not to be thought of by the decision makers, perhaps by other nations and our citizens. I find it difficult to believe that with all of the opinions on how best to complete a task, or handle a crisis, that we could be a nation which has no fortitude to stand up and do the types of things that Canada has always done.
When I first saw this question posited to the membership here - I decided I would revisit it later after I saw some of the opinions written ... it bothered me greatly ... the query not the responses.
Canada enjoys many descriptives - Neutral would never fit the nation whatsoever - it was born in turmoil and hardship and grew out of that strong, free, independent, welcoming all who would contribute and those in need, and of everything I feel and know and remember about that nation...
Neutral is almost an insult when one compares the thriving country in the north and its history of endeavours both worldwide and domestic ... Neutral could not be farther from the truth of it.
Canada enjoys many descriptives - Neutral would never fit the nation whatsoever - it was born in turmoil and hardship and grew out of that strong, free, independent, welcoming all who would contribute and those in need, and of everything I feel and know and remember about that nation...
Neutral is almost an insult when one compares the thriving country in the north and its history of endeavours both worldwide and domestic ... Neutral could not be farther from the truth of it.
Not quite.
It may require the agreement of both governments for the missiles to actually hit their targets- but not solely for the launch and that would cause enough damage....;-)
LOL, I really love idealists.
No matter what bs our politicians spout plus the even greater bs our academics feed students, Canada is a client state that exist totally at the pleasure of the U.S.A.
For the U.S to take us over,it would take one phone call to Ottawa.
Hope/doubt it will ver happen although the look on the faces of our elites would be really worthwhile to see.
American water standards are stricter than ours.
CANADA restricts trade far more than the USA. We can't even accomplish free trade between Provinces.
Lifting the fortunes etc?
Their is way less poverty worldwide than at any time in history. And to rub the salt in mon ami, it has originated in, and been spread by Capitalism(yikes!).
You say we could do it(?)
Canadas entire economy is roughly the size of Californias. In addition the drunken idiot spendthrifts in Ottawa are ringing up debts which will handicap our ability to do much at all.
So, no, we can't do it.
BTW unicorns and tinker belle are fictitious characters to.
We are the big buffer space situated between the two most powerful military nations on Earth. We can declare our neutrality but we will never be so.
Indeed we would be better off and the world would be better off.
Canada can no longer act as a neutral thanks to our bizarre participation in the war on terror or whatever the hell they call it.
We gave away the credibility it took generations to accumulate in order to play cowboy.
A horrible repudiation of the values this country fought and died for.
We would also be better off if we were all immortal billionaire porn stars.
Grow up.
Almost all the "ripping off" of Canadians is that done by our governments which are all Left Wing social justice wannabees. That patina is adopted to fool the proletariat who actually are dumb enough to buy into your nonsense.
Our high prices are almost all due to taxes and tariffs imposed by our proven incompetent govts running crony driven make work social programs.
A good example would be our medicare. The most expensive National Health care in the world, which has longer waits, worse patient outcomes than all the others. Why?
Our govts are so corrupt and incompetent that they couldnt organize a booze upin a brewery.
And it shows. I love this country but we are the worlds Northernmost Banana Republic.
Anyone thinking that the UK would come to out aid is doing drugs.
As far as this aerie fairie peace loving peace spreading fantasy that Canada will be supposedly spreading, I give you:-
"People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf". George Orwell
Maybe I misunderstand this site(?) I am beginning to think it is mainly for idealistic 12 year olds.
Peace and lovey wovey dovey toyou all
Exactly what is bizarre about waging a war against Islamofascist terrorism.
BTW 'bizarre' is an inappropriate wordin this case.
FTR historically both Christianity & Islam were brutal killers.
Two things to remember. One, the crusades were a reaction to Islamic brutal expansion.
Second, the Christian fundamentalism and brutality were leavened by the Reformation and the Enlightenment.
Thus they stopped slavery (still acceptable & practiced in many Islamic nations.
We changed for what most of us would consider to be for the better.
Islam hasn't. So once again I must ask, what is wrong withwaging a war on a faith that condones beheading, FGM, rape, killing gays etc..
BTW look up the decades long 'Rotherham U,K scandal'.
Of course you are free to disagree. Just hope you dont move in next door.
Canada exists solely at the pleasure of the U.S.A.
We are a client state and will never be 'neutral'. We are too weak and powerless to be anything else.
The. U.S.A as a superpower leaves much to be desired, but would you rather be a client state of Russia or China?
Too many of us have a vastly over-inflated idea of Canadas global stature.
The man says, "we could do it".
The USA would likely approve publicly but in fact nothing would change.
Fairies and unicorns. Some people live in cloud-cuckoo land.
Canada would never get annexed by the US. Why? Because the British, and other Commonwealth countries such as Australia, would declare war against them.
The US couldn't touch Canada without risking British nukes hitting Washington DC (we all know that some of Britain's nuclear weapons are pointing right at the American capital city right now).
ROFLMAO X 1000.
Whatever you are smoking or drinking, I'll have some too please.
Unlikely. Teachers like the mindless because they are easier to mold.
You might but I don't think I want anything that dangerous in my body. Could be Tide pods.I hear that is all the rage with kids these daze.