Polls suggest Canadians demand a vision to disentangle from the US
Polls suggest Canadians demand a vision to disentangle from the US
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Polls suggest Canadians demand a vision to disentangle from the US
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As much as I'd like to, fully disengaging with the US, even only on trade, is simply impossible. Even if we were at a shooting war with each other, we'd probably still be trading because stopping entirely just isn't realistic. Hell, Ukraine still trades with Russia right now.
We will always trade with the US unless if one of us somehow ceases to exist. That doesn't mean that we can't diversify though. We are far too reliant on the US for trade, as that puts us at their mercy on quite a few issues. It's the entire reason why Alberta sells them oil far below world market prices, because we don't sell oil to anybody else, so the US gets to dictate prices, and they say that they won't buy unless if we give them 30% off on everything.
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Doesn't anybody, at this point?
I'm pretty sure there are a LOT of voices for American states to disentangle themselves from the USA
When I lived in the US (left in 2018), there was zero appetite amongst politically active people to change this. If these feelings do exist now I’d expect them to be in their infancy.
Would love to have someone show me counter-indications though.
I've been hearing some calls for California independence, but frankly it's a very recent thing as far as I know. The movement is probably weaker than the Alberta separation movement, and that thing is so weak modern Quebecan separation feels more likely.
I don't live there, I'm just reading the news articles about people and even politicians now talking about it.
That, indeed, is new