Donald Trump has made repeated digs at Canada and the suggestion that it could become the 51st state in recent days, referring to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as governor.
I can see some people in the rural areas of Alberta and Saskatchewan wanting it to happen. But the vast majority of Canadians see the US as a dystopia. The health insurance situation alone is a good enough reason on its own to stay clear of that country. Then you add the higher violent crime rate, the police problem, the lack of workers and consumers rights and protections, the minimum salary getting even more laughably lower than in Canada, the fucking dumpster fire of corruption and dysfunction that is the political situation in the US right now that makes our own political problems look insignificant, the sheer lack of public service, the fact that Canadians would absolutely be treated like second class citizens in the US… Quebec would get the fuck out of that as well. They’ve been treated like second class citizens in their own homes already in the past. They remember how it is. Their motto directly translates to “I remember” for crying out loud.
Also I’ve served in the military for two decades and am looking forward to retiring with a solid pension plan in about 10-15 years. I would absolutely go ballistic if they slashed my salary, benefits and pension to what the poor chumps in the US military equivalent to me get. Don’t expect any Canadian military member to take this on idly.
I can see some people in the rural areas of Alberta and Saskatchewan wanting it to happen. But the vast majority of Canadians see the US as a dystopia. The health insurance situation alone is a good enough reason on its own to stay clear of that country. Then you add the higher violent crime rate, the police problem, the lack of workers and consumers rights and protections, the minimum salary getting even more laughably lower than in Canada, the fucking dumpster fire of corruption and dysfunction that is the political situation in the US right now that makes our own political problems look insignificant, the sheer lack of public service, the fact that Canadians would absolutely be treated like second class citizens in the US… Quebec would get the fuck out of that as well. They’ve been treated like second class citizens in their own homes already in the past. They remember how it is. Their motto directly translates to “I remember” for crying out loud.
Also I’ve served in the military for two decades and am looking forward to retiring with a solid pension plan in about 10-15 years. I would absolutely go ballistic if they slashed my salary, benefits and pension to what the poor chumps in the US military equivalent to me get. Don’t expect any Canadian military member to take this on idly.