I saw a lot of T-shirts and hats with that emblazoned on them while I was in Quebec. Well, I thought, the shirts are for sale. I don't think there is any real danger of Canada becoming the 51st state, or the 51st-63rd. However, my second thought was That's what Scotland said also. 1707, I think.
A bitter but appropriate point. 1707 was essentially a sale brought on by a failed national investment. Canada has likewise made some very bad financial decisions that leave it vulnerable to absorption, if that were desired (which, hopefully, it is not; I'd take Alberta though).
ReplyDeleteI don't think it's customary for the average subject to have a say in whether a country is up for sale or not. And I've heard a rumor or two suggesting that the sale has been ongoing, peicemeal, for a while, though not to the US.
ReplyDeleteWell, maybe not Canada, but I bet we could get a couple of provinces dirt cheap.
ReplyDelete... at what you are offering to pay.
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