Sometime in the future, but not at anytime soon, do you think Canada will merge with the U.S. Some things considered is that at one time during the 19th century, a group of influential & elite American politicians had pondered about the U.S. invading Canada to take over it, but at the time the U.S. was involved with U.S.-Mexican War. Canada and the U.S. are close neighbors and trade partners with each other, sharing a similar culture with each other. Politics of both countries greatly affect one another, but not as much as does U.S. politics affects Canada. The U.S., from its NORAD command center, monitors U.S. & Canadian skies from any missiles attacks; nevertheless, both countries has with each other of policy-level consultation on bilateral defence matters through the Permanent Joint Board on Defense. The U.S. is the fourth largest country in the world for total area size, while having a population of about 330 million. Canada is 2nd for total area, with a pop. of about 30 million.
Soon, the U.S. will start running out of land due to overpopulation, while Canada will still have plenty of land.
Considering everything, would it make sense, from an American stand-point, for Canada to merge with the U.S.?
Typo, U.S. population of about 300 million, not 330 million. Sorry!
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Warren D 9th March 2010
Although the idea is intriguing, I don’t see much of a movement in either country for the two nations to unite.
Canada has its own rich traditions as a member of the British Commonwealth of Nations and it has its own institutions and history. While its economy has been somewhat dependent on trade with the U.S. it has also functioned well as an independent nation.
Canada has depended heavily on the protection afforded by the United States armed forces, but so have many European countries. Canada has little to gain by being part of the United States and the United States would gain little from the addition of this territory.
While I would not rule it out at some very distant future date, I would be surprised if it happened in my waning lifetime (maybe 20-30 years.)
You make some excellent points and have studied your subject very well. This is a very intelligent question. Thank you.
Cecil J. Tallywacker 9th March 2010
no we dont want canada they suk
Silentfall 9th March 2010
nah canada sucks!
erthe_mama 9th March 2010
I sure the heck hope not… I don’t want to merge with the U.S., thanks. Having free trade with the U.S. is bad enough.
I love my Canadian heritage. Wouldn’t change it for anything.
Also, it wouldn’t be profitable for the U.S. to invade Canada… you own enough of our property as it is, you wouldn’t make any money out of the deal because your government would have to support us. It’ll never happen.
P.S. You guys stole our name (and that of the rest of the continent!) We’re all Americans… North Americans that is. I guess you guys took it because United Statesians sounds dumb… lol
FU J 9th March 2010
No. U.S and Canada may have a confederation one day ,but will never merge as one country.
greengunge 9th March 2010
correct me if i am wrong, but Elizabeth is still the Queen of Canada, if this is correct, then any invasion of Canada would be an act of war against Britain.
English Learner 9th March 2010
Yes, as eventually, USA will suspect that Canada is developing "mass nuclear weapon" and will invade Canada.
And Queen Elizabeth is the head of state of Canada. (Do correct me if I am wrong, though it is unlikely)
Rrf00 9th March 2010
I doubt if Canada would want to merge with the US.
They would gain very little and give up a lot. They have a lot of natural resources and very few people. That means they will have buyers for their oil, gas, fish and forest products in many areas of the world. But would they want to give up their culture
and independence? I doubt it. Canada has traditionally been afraid of being swallowed up by the US, as seen about 15 years ago when they put a limit on the amount of US music and TV shows that can be on their airwaves.
The US would gain all of these valuable resources and have just a few more people to share them with so it would be advantageous for the US to merge.
Gemelli2 9th March 2010
Overpopulation???? nope!
Most of the Canadians that I know would never consider such a merger….Why not ask if and when the US might merge with Canada…..and have most of North America become Canadian???
They are just as proud of their history and heritage as we are of ours….
Nicky 9th March 2010
I am pretty sure that once the US realizes how much oil really is in Canada they will figure out some way to take over.
Tish-a-licious 9th March 2010
There is a biiiiig difference is sharing resources and becoming Americans.
I think the Canadians are happy being who they are.
s t 9th March 2010
yes, in the very long run — over 100 to 200 yrs. no — it will not merge/budge in the forseeable future. that is a quick answer. number two consideration — is we or you have to define "merger" — there is political merger, economic merger, social merger etc.
In my view — economic merger is partially achieved…both countries enjoy export and import vice versa and have special rules and regulations in place already. as for political mergers — this is done more subtly — the canadian government new prime minister is in line with the Bush administration re. Iraq and re. how to fight terrorists etc.
now more to the sensitive question — is there merger on "cultural level" — that is for the time being..a no no. specially the province of quebec is completely against it…due to the fact that it enjoys speaking French…
YOu have asked a very loaded question and there is no short answer in the long run or short run. But the above should help. enjoy.
tall_to_on_guy 9th March 2010
Why merge when there are two great countries already?
Fooglmog 23rd April 2010
You’ve got your facts mixed up mate.
First, there was no serious support for American annexation of Canada during the period of the US Mexican war. Realistically, the support for annexation died out on both sides by the mid 1820s. There are several historically notable groups formed after that which supported the annexation of relatively minor geographic areas of Canada, but none of them took place between 1846 and 1848, the time of the US/Mexican War.
Second, you make no mention of the actual attempts by America to annex what is now Canada. To me, it would seem that these events are far more significant than the simple support you mention. Attempts by the US to annex Canada occurred during the Revolutionary war and the War of 1812.
The fourth problem is with this statement: “Politics of both countries greatly affect one another, but not as much as does U.S. politics affects Canada”. This sentence isn’t wrong, but it’s phrased poorly and shows an obvious bias and I thought I’d point it out. This sentence is sort of like saying “Yellow and Orange both have yellow in them, but not as much as yellow”. See the problem?
Fifth, you seem to misunderstand what NORAD is. It is a joint military control center for all Canadian and US airspace which is run as a partnership with personnel from both nations. To say that it’s where the US minitors both nation’s airspace for missiles is strictly true, but misleading all the same.
As for the United States running out of land… that seems unlikely. The United States currently is ranked at 178 in terms of highest population density and wouldn’t be in the top 100 nations even if it tripled its population. Given that the US (account for immigration) currently has a growth rate of less than 1%/year and has not had a growth rate of over 2% in more than a century, I find it extremely unlikely that there’s going to be enough population pressure in the near future to stimulate an annexation movement.
Now, having correct you I’ll answer your question.
There is no serious pressure either now or in the forseeable future that seems likely to make such a merger advantageous. The historical reasons for the desirability of such an endeavour no longer exist; Current economic arrangements make the benefits in that regard extremely limited; And the cultures of the two nations appear to be diverging far more so than merging.
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Okay, this is from the comments rather than the original post, but I wanted to correct this as well:
Greengunge, the current English Monarch is indeed the current Monarch of Canada, however, that does not commit either to go to war for the other. It’s a common misconception that Canada officially recognizes England’s monarch. The truth is that Canada recognizes Canada’s monarch. Essentially, what’s happened is that both Canada and England (and numerous other countries) decided “We want a Monarch”. The fact that they chose the same person is incidental. Obviously that ignores the historical reasons for doing so, but Queen Elizabeth is no more the Queen of England than the Queen of Canada. As a result of this, and the fact that neither country’s monarch has any power of governance in the modern context, the fact that both nations recognize the same individual as their queen does not compel either to aid the other in war.