How Good of A Friend is Canada to the US?

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The US and Canada have always had spats throughout history. Border disputes, and Indian issues have long been an issue between the US and our neighbor to the north.

Like it or not the US/Canadian border is the largest land border in hte world. This pretty much makes us partners for the long haul. Relations may chill or thaw but we will never be enemies with Canada. Whats the point?

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The point is that Canada cannot be counted on in the international arena, not to be an uncritical sycophantic ally of the US, but to be an ally willing to stand up to terrorism and rogue nations before those threats become even larger. And although true that we will always have various disagreements, they don't need to be fodder for each other's election campaigns to provide cute soundbites.

A lot of the anti-US Canadian attitudes seem to originate in Quebec, which is kowtowed to by the other eastern provinces too much, even in the opinion of at least one Canadian poster here in a recent thread. The real comeuppance will be one day if the rest of Canada has the balls to stop appeasing Quebec and just tells them to go their merry way if they want to and try to make it on their own. And that Quebec will be no real friend of the US and could expect no favored treatment on any issues.

[tolbiny]

"I still say we get rid of borders and create countries based on philosphical positions rather than territorial boundaries."

Yeah, that would work much, much better.

Sarcasm off.