Subj : Re: Canadians Will Never Give Up
To   : warmfuzzy
From : k9zw
Date : Tue Sep 09 2025 16:07:47

Pulling out an ancient and largely forgotten ex-PM to rally patriotism is noble and the pride of Canada should never be dimmed.

Unfortunately this relic speaks from emotions and not facts.

On a GNP basis as a 51st state Canada would come in fourth or fifth, that is if kept together as an economic unit.

If you remove the trade with USA it falls to about number 35/36, again as a entire Canada vs separate states.

Economically Canada is substantially dependent on trade with the USA at favorable terms.

The present PM knows he score.  While pledge to a culturally and politically independent Canada, he knows more than most how the economic independence was never really there to lose. 

Personally it looks to me that a lot of this is to do with posturing for the replacement trade treaties and to curtail the Chinese using Canada as a vehicle for their trade war aims.

.... There is an exception to every rule, except this one.

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