Name: Anonymous 2010-09-16 21:03
There's no good reason they shouldn't, and a lot of good reasons they should. There's already an EU-like union in North America, except it's 1000x better and it's called the USA and Canada is worthy of joining.
The main thing Canadians don't like about this idea is "But what about Canadian culture??" One, you don't lose your culture when you join the US, just look at Texas, Vermont, California, Hawaii, they all retain their own very distinct culture that date back to before they were states.
Secondly, you don't really have a culture (Hint: If your culture depends on CANCON regulations on TV and radio to survive, maybe it isn't worth keeping on life support)
Besides the culture thing, Canadians will start to list all the laws they like that are different from the US's, as if they don't know what federalism is. You can keep your drinking age, marijuana laws, gay marriage laws and most everything else you want; those are state issues. You could even keep your healthcare system in place as an interstate compact, though the new Canadian states' influence in Congress would speed up national healthcare reform, anyway.
Any objections?
*Prince Edward Island shouldn't be a state, it shouldn't even be a province.
The main thing Canadians don't like about this idea is "But what about Canadian culture??" One, you don't lose your culture when you join the US, just look at Texas, Vermont, California, Hawaii, they all retain their own very distinct culture that date back to before they were states.
Secondly, you don't really have a culture (Hint: If your culture depends on CANCON regulations on TV and radio to survive, maybe it isn't worth keeping on life support)
Besides the culture thing, Canadians will start to list all the laws they like that are different from the US's, as if they don't know what federalism is. You can keep your drinking age, marijuana laws, gay marriage laws and most everything else you want; those are state issues. You could even keep your healthcare system in place as an interstate compact, though the new Canadian states' influence in Congress would speed up national healthcare reform, anyway.
Any objections?
*Prince Edward Island shouldn't be a state, it shouldn't even be a province.