Canada: American Protectorate?

[Damnyankee]

This has obviously been known to many people for many years. Canada and the US are intertwined economically thru NAFTA and the amount of American companies investing in Canada, but would you consider Canada a American protectorate? This guy feels this. He also feels that America is slowly making Canada a American possesion. Here is the article(a good read i might add)

http://www.globalresearch.ca/articles/CHO411C.html

Any comments? Personally, I feel it is inevitable

 

[Rhymes]

Indeed, NAFTA has opened a lot of dores, but the US also have a very strong protectionist government, and this hinders free trade to some extent. Will Canada become an american protectorate? No, but inded, NAFTA is making North-American relations leaning towards it.

Calling Canada an american possession is pretty abusive and plain false though. There are other things that define a country then its economy.

 

[Fetus4188]

Canada is about as close to being a protectorate as one can get without actually becoming one. The two countries share the longest open border in the world and, for the most part, operate among eachother as if there were no border at all. It is also true that Canada enjoys considerable benefits from being the neighbor to the world's most powerful military.

 

[Damnyankee]

Indeed, NAFTA has opened a lot of dores, but the US also have a very strong protectionist government, and this hinders free trade to some extent. Will Canada become an american protectorate? No, but inded, NAFTA is making North-American relations leaning towards it.

Calling Canada an american possession is pretty abusive and plain false though. There are other things that define a country then its economy.

I never called it a possession, however, defining Canada a protectorate might be a very valid point, Integration tend to make the more powerful nation the head

 

[Rhymes]

But the guy in the artcile did:

This guy feels this. He also feels that America is slowly making Canada a American possesion.

 

[Damnyankee]

But the guy in the artcile did:

Choice of wording, i meant protectorate

 

[Riesstiu IV]

Actually Canada secretly runs the American government with the help of Zionist robot Jews from the year 2025 that traveled back in time to prevent a nuclear war between Azerbaijan and Devry University. This covert secret alliance is the only barrier preventing the destruction of humanity.

 

[Damnyankee]

Actually Canada secretly runs the American government with the help of Zionist robot Jews from the year 2025 that traveled back in time to prevent a nuclear war between Azerbaijan and Devry University. This covert secret alliance is the only barrier preventing the destruction of humanity.

 

[GrandAdmiral]

Canada: American Protectorate? = True

 

[Jeff Yu]

He also feels that America is slowly making Canada a American possesion.

You mean it hasn't happened already?

 

[Cuivienen]

You mean it hasn't happened already?

Shh, the troops are crossing the border as we speak.

 

[HannibalBarka]

I don't think Canada is a more a US protectorate than say Belgium is France protectorate or Austria Germany protectorate

 

[Uiler]

I don't think Canada is a more a US protectorate than say Belgium is France protectorate or Austria Germany protectorate

Yeah, it's a vassal nation .

Sorry - reading too much Chinese history...

Or if you want to go with ancient Rome, client-state.

 

[Tank_Guy#3]

I look at Canada as the 51st state, not as foreigners. Sure we have had our differences in the past, but bygones are bygones. And as Rhymes said, NAFTA opened the door to a whole new world of integration between our nations. I think this is an OK idea as long as we don't start enforcing our laws upon them, this would be a serious injustice to the alliance, per-se, that exists between our two nations. I don't know how other Americans feel about Canada, but I would do a lot to defend this long time friend.

 

[cidknee]

being a canadian and an american citizen i can say that Canada is totally different than the US. As far as a protectorate? sure name a nation that isnt protected by the us. Most countries that have problems the US jumps right in. There are major differences between Canada and the US manily the attitude of the citizens. Michael Moore in " bowling for colombine" showed how laid back canadians are compared to americans. One murder in Windsor,.... and it was caused by an american. Now im not saying all americans a murdering morons. But facts are facts. There are more guns in canada per household than the us yet out crime rate is half that of the americans? Our government is a bunch of Morons ( hell BUSH is smarter than Martin), our military is a joke,( most of it) yet we are one of the nicest bunch of ppl ive ever ran into. Some friends of mine and I did a study to see what it would take for the US to overtake Canada militarily. 82nd airborne, and 2 carrier battle groups. 82nd to take major centers like pearson airport, ottawa and wait for the tanks. carriers to smash our "navy" and it would be all over. wouldnt take much. But i cant see the americans doing it. NAFTA was a joke, but alot of ppl rely on it for jobs.
Canada is its own country and no we arent a protectorate, but i do think we a slowly becoming americanised....what country isnt?

 

[Flak]

If the U.S. ever incorporates Canada in any way, then it will be through a very mutual loosening of trade agreements to no economic restrictions, no travel/living restrictions, basically an EU type setup. I think this setup will also include Mexico and will include a common currency between the countries. In this way, Canada would be so connected with the U.S. as to perhaps become indistinguishable except culturally.

 

[Rhymes]

If the U.S. ever incorporates Canada in any way, then it will be through a very mutual loosening of trade agreements to no economic restrictions, no travel/living restrictions, basically an EU type setup. I think this setup will also include Mexico and will include a common currency between the countries. In this way, Canada would be so connected with the U.S. as to perhaps become indistinguishable except culturally.

The thing is, as I said, a country is not defined only by its economy! Even if this scenario oocured, Canada would look like a protectorate on the economic level, but we will never addopt the same laws and public programs then the US. There are tons of other things that define a country that will never change in Canada, its cultur, laws, foreign policies , governemental hierarchy, etc.

 

[Damnyankee]

being a canadian and an american citizen i can say that Canada is totally different than the US. As far as a protectorate? sure name a nation that isnt protected by the us. Most countries that have problems the US jumps right in. There are major differences between Canada and the US manily the attitude of the citizens. Michael Moore in " bowling for colombine" showed how laid back canadians are compared to americans. One murder in Windsor,.... and it was caused by an american. Now im not saying all americans a murdering morons. But facts are facts. There are more guns in canada per household than the us yet out crime rate is half that of the americans? Our government is a bunch of Morons ( hell BUSH is smarter than Martin), our military is a joke,( most of it) yet we are one of the nicest bunch of ppl ive ever ran into. Some friends of mine and I did a study to see what it would take for the US to overtake Canada militarily. 82nd airborne, and 2 carrier battle groups. 82nd to take major centers like pearson airport, ottawa and wait for the tanks. carriers to smash our "navy" and it would be all over. wouldnt take much. But i cant see the americans doing it. NAFTA was a joke, but alot of ppl rely on it for jobs.
Canada is its own country and no we arent a protectorate, but i do think we a slowly becoming americanised....what country isnt?

Moore is a moron, and a lying moron to boot. He shows info the way he wants to show it. The truth is not fully present

 

[Desmond Hawkins]

I think Canada is just a more advanced (as in a more advanced stage) example of the globalization movement. Nations are indeed becoming less meaningful in terms of the world economy. Canadian people will likely be different from Americans for a long time after the nations continue to fuse together.

When someone says an "American" possession, that is misleading. It isn't the government of the United States that is doing it, but rather private ventures, and now the Chinese are getting into the game as well. And then there is a lot of foreigners buying up America, Europe, everwhere.

Canada is a unique example because a bulk of it comes from one country, but it really isn't that different. The entire world is becoming more intertwined. As much as I might loathe loss of sovereignty, a more optimistic side of me says that this is just proof that humans are indeed one community, and they are beginning to behave as such.

 

[Desmond Hawkins]

I look at Canada as the 51st state, not as foreigners. Sure we have had our differences in the past, but bygones are bygones.

Not to mention that the differences in the past haven't led to war since 1812, so they really are bygones. It is now something we can just talk about jocularly.

"We burned down your white house!"

"Oh ya, well we rebuilt it!"