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Contributor: afrancis
Date: 2003-01-31 16:08:57
I agree that the US (especially the Republican party) doesn't want Canada as a state. The reasons are that we would probably be a hassle, as you point out, and that the US probably won't need to go this far to impose their will on us: through an eventual Free Trade Area of the Americas, US corporations might soon be able to control social policies -- e.g., in education and health -- by disputing Canadian laws and reglementation that pose limits (however justified) to the 'free market' in these areas. This way they get the best of both worlds: the Canadian market and none of the problems related to integrating extra citizens and (in comparison to average Americans) progressive voters.
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