Should Canada expand her borders?
commanderkai @ Wed Jul 30, 2008 9:59 pm
I'd rather we invade Cuba and make that our 11th province then Alaska. Cuba actually has something that most of Canada doesn't: tropical weather. Plus who wouldn't mind having sugarcane as Canada's top five agricultural exports?
Public_Domain @ Wed Jul 30, 2008 11:12 pm
Tokimini @ Thu Jul 31, 2008 5:49 am
Mr_Canada Mr_Canada:
Yunemus Yunemus:
Canada seems nice and better with Alaska
That entire map would look nice if it where red.
Wouldn't that be the North American Union?
bootlegga @ Thu Jul 31, 2008 7:58 am
This conversation is really interesting.
From what I've read, we didn't want Turks & Caicos in the 90s for fear of getting swamped with refugees from the Caribbean. Now they've got a huge tourist boom and don't need us any more. It's too bad, it would give us a place to train our summer athletes for the Olympics. Then they could come in 10th instead of 30th. 
Alaska would have been great 100 years ago, before the US drained it of gold and oil. Sure there is still some up there, but not like there used to be. The picture of Canada with Alaska included is pretty nice, but it'll never happen. That picture reminded me of the novel Warday, when Canada bought it from an impoverished USA after WW3 (along with a whole bunch of other stuff).
DerbyX @ Thu Jul 31, 2008 8:48 am
How many of us Canadians would be freaking out if it were Americans talking about expanding their borders by encouraging Alberta to join them?
Somehow I doubt we would view that suggestion with such light-hearted posts as we talk about welcoming a state that probably has no intention of ever joining Canada.
herbie @ Thu Jul 31, 2008 8:51 am
Bermuda.... the UK would love to unload it.
Chagrin @ Thu Jul 31, 2008 8:58 am
You all have plenty of land, and barely any people to cover such a huge area.
TheFoundersIntent @ Fri Nov 14, 2008 7:41 pm
Arctic_Menace Arctic_Menace:
Nope, I was just sleep deprived. 
And thanks for not even entertaining my idea/giving your own. All you resorted to what political soapboxing. I guess I shouldn't have held my hopes so high..
Anyway, if anyone is even remotely willing to discuss this topic without resorting to political bias or personal jabs, I say we do so.
Would it not be possible to let Alaska in as a sort of "Nation within a United Nation" concept? We could pretty much let them be autonomous, but the only things they'd have to do is join Confederation, adopt the Canadian dollar, and pay taxes like everyone else.
Feel free to add on the incentives we could offer Alaska for joining Confederation.
And thanks for not even entertaining my idea/giving your own. All you resorted to what political soapboxing. I guess I shouldn't have held my hopes so high..
Anyway, if anyone is even remotely willing to discuss this topic without resorting to political bias or personal jabs, I say we do so.
Would it not be possible to let Alaska in as a sort of "Nation within a United Nation" concept? We could pretty much let them be autonomous, but the only things they'd have to do is join Confederation, adopt the Canadian dollar, and pay taxes like everyone else.
Feel free to add on the incentives we could offer Alaska for joining Confederation.
I haven't entertained your idea, but your idea is entertaining.
llama66 @ Fri Nov 14, 2008 8:23 pm
herbie herbie:
Bermuda.... the UK would love to unload it.
That would be one city of Hamilton I think I could stand to live in. I'd also love to have the Turks and the Caicos since they've tried a half dozen time to join. forget Alaska, bring on the tropics.
ShepherdsDog @ Fri Nov 14, 2008 8:25 pm
Why not piss the Danes off too?
DerbyX @ Fri Nov 14, 2008 8:29 pm
Actually it was Canada that tried unsuccessfully in 1917 under Borden, 1974 under Trudeau, 1986 under Mulroney, and in 2004 conservative MP Peter Goldring drafted a motion for them to join but the CPC rejected the motion. Also in 2004 NS invited them to join.
Its still an option. Last I heard the they rejected the notion in 86 because our dollar was weak and were amiable in 74 but we rejected them.
llama66 @ Fri Nov 14, 2008 8:35 pm
there was a time or two in the 60's with the West Indies Federation too. Still I'd love to be able to go a Caribbean Canadian territory.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proposals_for_new_Canadian_provinces_and_territories
DerbyX @ Fri Nov 14, 2008 8:46 pm
I say we annex Florida and California. We got the snowbirds in florida and loads of Canadians in hollywood which is California. 
RUEZ @ Fri Nov 14, 2008 8:47 pm
DerbyX DerbyX:
Actually it was Canada that tried unsuccessfully in 1917 under Borden, 1974 under Trudeau, 1986 under Mulroney, and in 2004 conservative MP Peter Goldring drafted a motion for them to join but the CPC rejected the motion. Also in 2004 NS invited them to join.
Its still an option. Last I heard the they rejected the notion in 86 because our dollar was weak and were amiable in 74 but we rejected them.
Its still an option. Last I heard the they rejected the notion in 86 because our dollar was weak and were amiable in 74 but we rejected them.
I dont' think Canada every actually tried. They merely suggested it.
DerbyX @ Fri Nov 14, 2008 8:54 pm
Well in 1917 we asked the british empire to annex them (IE be given) but Lolyd said no. 74 was a failed attempt. The rest were just musings.
Kinda interesting but considering the circumstances about how many provinces joined us its not implausible.