U.S. Annexing Canada (split fm Liberal Minority thread)

[Remius]

More hypotheticals from X gaining traction:

Oh boy…

Trump doesn’t have to annex Canada.
-Deport all illegal migrants (50-100million people)

Why does that factor into this plan?

-offer working class Canadians (be it citizens or naturally born) direct US citizenship

On what basis? For workers? So they would just have jobs waiting for every Canadian that takes this offer? There are already jobs available and Canadians already do move their under the various processes I’ve provided you with.

-one for one exchange of CAD to USD.

Again, to what end?

I would consider this, especially if I could find a quiet place in Montana to hunt rabbits.

well you’ve now hinted that you may or may not be working class anymore so that would likely exclude you from said plan if you are not.

 

[PrairieFella]

More hypotheticals from X gaining traction:

Trump doesn’t have to annex Canada.
-Deport all illegal migrants (50-100million people)
-offer working class Canadians (be it citizens or naturally born) direct US citizenship
-one for one exchange of CAD to USD.

I would consider this, especially if I could find a quiet place in Montana to hunt rabbits.

Absolute cope lmao

 

[Fabius]

That's what I find really interesting about this.

Many of us will say uniformed members are duty bound (you swore an oath of allegiance et el) to support the government, regardless of your personal thoughts and feelings. (I personally think this way)

In this hypothetical 51st state situation how many of those (us) same people would turn around and say we need to defy the government IF the government capitulated and supported being annexed by the US?

If the executive branch led by the PM supported annexation, the opposition parties were split, Canadians themselves were divided and still the executive branch ie cabinet capitulated it would depend on what the crown decided.
It would be a mess but ultimately it is the GG as the representative of the Crown that would need to decide.
If the GG decided to ignore their executive and first minister and not support annexation then in line with all oaths of allegiance, the CAF, the ministers etc. should support that decision. If the cabinet refused then the CAF should still support the crown if we are looking purely at oaths of allegiance.

The CAFs allegiance is to the Crown not the government.

 

[Remius]

Poilievre to Trump: 'Canada will never be the 51st state'

Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre is responding to U.S. president-elect Donald Trump’s ongoing suggestions that Canada become the 51st state, saying it will 'never happen.'

www.ctvnews.ca

Good response on his part. People are not interested in being rolled over despite the Trump cheerleaders.

 

[brihard]

If the executive branch led by the PM supported annexation, the opposition parties were split, Canadians themselves were divided and still the executive branch ie cabinet capitulated it would depend on what the crown decided.
It would be a mess but ultimately it is the GG as the representative of the Crown that would need to decide.
If the GG decided to ignore their executive and first minister and not support annexation then in line with all oaths of allegiance, the CAF, the ministers etc. should support that decision. If the cabinet refused then the CAF should still support the crown if we are looking purely at oaths of allegiance.

The CAFs allegiance is to the Crown not the government.

Annexation would necessarily mean a constitutional change away from the office of the Monarchy and Viceregal. That’s a s. 41 constitutional amendment- unanimously supported assent of all ten provincial legislatures and both Houses of Parliament. Never gonna happen.

 

[RangerRay]

If PM Pierre P blows it on integrity, accountability and transparency, and gets caught with even a 1/10th of the shenanigans Trudeau has, I will be the first one calling for his political career to end pronto. If AT THAT time I see F*k PP flags, so be it, he will have earned it.

I dunno. I’m getting tired of explaining to my kids why people have flags and bumper stickers expressing that they want to have sex with the PM…

 

[Lumber]

If PM Pierre P blows it on integrity, accountability and transparency, and gets caught with even a 1/10th of the shenanigans Trudeau has, I will be the first one calling for his political career to end pronto. If AT THAT time I see F*k PP flags, so be it, he will have earned it.

You know I'm no fan of PP, but if I saw people with F*ck PP bumper stickers, and I'd think of them as just as boorish and moronic as those I see with F*ck Trudeau stickers.

 

[RangerRay]

You know I'm no fan of PP, but if I saw people with F*ck PP bumper stickers, and I'd think of them as just as boorish and moronic as those I see with F*ck Trudeau stickers.

I agree with you. I also thought those people who put “Harper” stickers on “Stop” signs were boorish and moronic too.

 

[mariomike]

I’m getting tired of explaining to my kids why people have flags and bumper stickers expressing that they want to have sex with the PM…

Guess they are not satisfied with a lawn sign...

For provincial and federal elections, election signs can be displayed from the day the writ of election is issued.

Election signs must be removed 72 hours after the completion of voting on election day.

 

[Jarnhamar]

I'd think of them as just as boorish and moronic as those I see with F*ck Trudeau stickers.

I'm with you on the F*ck Trudeau paraphernalia, it's really bad taste. Boorish and moronic as you say.

I'm looking forward to not seeing them anymore.

 

[RangerRay]

I'm with you on the F*ck Trudeau paraphernalia, it's really bad taste. Boorish and moronic as you say.

I'm looking forward to not seeing them anymore.

Two days after the election, we’ll probably see “F*ck Poilievre” flags and bumper stickers…

 

[Quirky]

Stickers on personal vehicles are moronic in general.

 

[JLB50]

It was reported that when Trudeau said the tariffs would wreck Canada's economy, Trump replied that if Canada can't survive without ripping off the US to the tune of $100B every year then maybe it should be become the 51st state... which I think is a little shallow thinking.... it would make more sense that each province became a state.... helmet on

And if the Mexican drug problem could be brought under control, roll that country in as well. The country of North American would be the greatest country that ever existed.

Yeah. At least we’d be picking our own lettuce.

 

[dimsum]

Stickers on personal vehicles are moronic in general.

Americans loooove putting bumper stickers. Especially the political crowd (of both sides).

The best one I saw was something like “govt is poison”…in a US military base, parked at a unit’s parking lot.

 

[dimsum]

I agree with you. I also thought those people who put “Harper” stickers on “Stop” signs were boorish and moronic too.

Ah, the halcyon days when that was the limit of visible boorishness…

 

[Colin Parkinson]

Americans loooove putting bumper stickers. Especially the political crowd (of both sides).

The best one I saw was something like “govt is poison”…in a US military base, parked at a unit’s parking lot.

When I was a Navigable Waters Protection Officer , travelling the US, I saw a bumper sticker saying "Navigability in law, is navigability in fact" Which is a quote from a court case known well to us, but not to most. Warmed my little NWPA heart!

 

[Halifax Tar]

Two days after the election, we’ll probably see “F*ck Poilievre” flags and bumper stickers…

I'm surprised they aren't being seen already TBH.

 

[Oldgateboatdriver]

Stickers on personal vehicles are moronic in general.

Hey! I have a small Canadian flag sticker on the lower back corner of all my vehicles.

I don't consider myself a moron.

 

[brihard]

Hey! I have a small Canadian flag sticker on the lower back corner of all my vehicles.

I don't consider myself a moron.

I had a sticker of a T-Rex eating a stick figure family for a little while. It got some laughs.

 

[dimsum]

I have a “Save the Manuals” sticker with a 6-speed manual drive on it. Some people ask if my car is actually a manual transmission, to which I say “why would I have that sticker if it wasn’t?”