Canada

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[Saz]

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That just isn't true though. We will have net neutrality. We will have clean air. And if America doesn't have those things, your country will suffer.

The thing with talking about currency or customs unions is that it is kind of besides the point. If you are considering that, just become a common nationality. This is what you propose, Saz, but it isn't a serious proposition and we both know it. Why would any Canadian citizen trade their current rights, privileges and customs for an American citizenship? I'm asking that honestly because the proposition strikes me as a bad idea intuitively. And then I consider the fact that Donald is President, and it becomes hysterical. No dude. This isn't a rehearsal for the Broadway version of "The Greatest Generation."

I don't want to be an American and you'd be hard-pressed to find any Canadians outside Alberta or Quebec who would.

Why would I want that? American society is imperfect and I already know the ways I want to emulate it. Old news. The fact that I live in an independent country of this size, on your border, is an incredible opportunity that would be wasted on statehood.

[spacemonkey]

The best thing I could do to improve Canada is move there. To bad I don't like cold.

[John Galt]

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[John Galt]

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Economic monetary union requires a 1:1 exchange of dollars. It is politically unfeasible for the Canadian government to agree to a deal that would instantly eliminate 25-30% of every citizens wealth. You can fairly argue that the benefits would outweigh the cost, but good luck convincing an adequate amount of voters.

As for the political stuff, it would require an entire new system of government, probably a hybrid of parliamentary government and "checks and balances" federalism. Any notion of adopting the American system is a non-starter, because your Constitution is one of the worst in the modern Western world. It was written by ideological extremists and has been proven broken for 140 years.

As for the monarchy, why get rid of it? A united cultural tradition between Britain, US, Australia and Canada would be immensely powerful. Getting rid of it was one of your greatest downfalls. Royalty serves an aspirational function that white trash billionaire President's can and will not.

[Saz]

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[John Galt]

I really don't get your obsession with demanding that we pretend Canadian dollars are with what real dollars are worth. They aren't. It's why when you open books they say "$8.99 or 19.99 Canadian monies". Like this is some Trumpist ego shit coming out of you