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Canada will never be allowed to become the 51st state of the U.S.
That is because as citizens, we would be allowed to vote. Canada would become a U.S. territory, like Puerto Rico. No votes, no representation. Then the territory of Canada could be completely stripped of all of its assets and no one could raise their voice in opposition. Water, minerals, energy, fertilizer, beef, wood and wood products, etc. would all flow south.
If you have looked at the statistics about Puerto Rico lately, it would not surprise you to learn 57.6% of children live below the poverty line. Per capita income is just $14,047, while median household income is $21,967. Colonialism is alive and well.
There are those who would welcome the asset stripping of Canada by the U.S. “We would get millions of new jobs that our own governments have been denying us,” they would say.
No, those jobs would be handed to “MAGA” loyalists for a job well done, and environmental protections would disappear. Unions would be outlawed. All profits would go south and not stay here. Private capital would buy up any profitable business now in Canada without any rules to prohibit mergers and acquisitions.
The Canadian dollar right now is worth 69 U.S. cents. Your income would immediately decrease to 69% of what it is now because of a change to the U.S. dollar.
Annual health insurance premiums for an employer-provided family plan rose to $20,576 this year. How many people are in your family? The death penalty would return. The RCMP would be disbanded. New police would be required to undergo para-military and SWAT training, as they are in the U.S.
Nuclear weapons would be placed in Canada, making us the target of anyone who wanted to damage the U.S.
Military bases would be built in many places across the country, including for bomber aircraft, fighters and personnel. Canadians would be required to register for the draft .
Treaties and agreements with First Nations would all become invalid. Reservation rules would be implemented. Crown land and national parks would become federal land, subject to mining, drilling and de-forestation. That is not what I envision for Canada.
If you want this to happen, go live in Puerto Rico for one year and then get back to me.
Penny Powers, Kamloops
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