4 in 10 Americans support annexing Canada, says poll

[yllus]

Article by CTV News

MONTREAL ? Should Canada become the 51st American state? Four out of 10 Americans answered "sure" in a recent poll conducted by Leger Marketing of Montreal.

While 38 per cent of respondents said they would be "in favour of Canada being annexed to the United States," 49 per cent disagreed. Another 13 per cent said they did not know or refused to answer.

But those who follow Canada-U.S. relations closely said Canadians should not panic.

"I wouldn't worry about the army coming," said Christopher Sands, director of the Canada Project for the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, D.C.

"I don't think there's any manifest-destiny thinking much in the United States anymore. People don't want to just acquire territory."

Sands said he was somewhat puzzled by the "high minority" of Americans who said Canada should be annexed. However, he speculated the responses were an indication of goodwill and welcome towards Canadians should the government ever decide on its own that it wants to join the United States.

I agree with Sands. The comments were probably made in the spirit of "Sure, come join us you crazy Canucks!" instead of something more menacing. Kind of warms the heart. Happy Canadian Thankgiving to our American neighbours.

 

[UNCjigga]

Director of the Canada Project for the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, D.C.

Sounds like a front to me...

 

[Viper GTS]

We have lots of tanks, you can keep yours.

Viper GTS

 

[Red Dawn]

Of course the 60% that polled against it thought Canada was in Europe.

 

[manly]

Don't worry, those poll numbers will be higher after the U.S. officially annexes Afghanistan and Iraq first.

 

[ElFenix]

why would i want canadian beer?

 

[ThePresence]

Originally posted by: Red Dawn
Of course the 60% that polled against it thought Canada was in Europe.

 

[MomAndSkoorbaby]

And 80% already thought Canada was a state!

 

[toph99]

Originally posted by: ElFenix
why would i want canadian beer?

because american beer is like having sex in a canoe... it's fscking near water

 

[BeefJurky]

i thought europe was a canadian nation.... ..... ?

 

[Cyberian]

"I don't think there's any manifest-destiny thinking much in the United States anymore. People don't want to just acquire territory."

That's what they want you to think.

 

[UberDave]

I think Canada's going to get stronger in a influential way.

A lot of their laws are lax compared to ours, and they are more free-thinking than the US and more peaceful. Who do you see picking a fight with Canada all the time or pointing fingers at them?


<----- Detroit, MI. (I can walk to Winsdor, Canada....over a bridge of course)

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: toph99

Originally posted by: ElFenix
why would i want canadian beer?

because american beer is like having sex in a canoe... it's fscking near water

you must not be drinking this

 

[Viper GTS]

Originally posted by: UberDave
I think Canada's going to get stronger in a influential way.

A lot of their laws are lax compared to ours, and they are more free-thinking than the US and more peaceful. Who do you see picking a fight with Canada all the time or pointing fingers at them?


<----- Detroit, MI. (I can walk to Winsdor, Canada....over a bridge of course)

Nobody picks a fight with Canada because their southern neighbors don't take kindly to such things.

The US is a superpower, Canada gets to ride along behind us because they're our neighbors. Nothing wrong with that, but don't go comparing the world position of Canada to the US.

Who does everybody go crying to when they can't take care of themselves? The US.
Who does everybody blame when anything goes wrong? The US.

Part of being where we are.

Viper GTS

 

[db]

And on a related theme: a group of businessmen offered to buy Baja from Mexico. Mexico said no.

 

[Pepsi90919]

<----- Detroit, MI. (I can walk to Winsdor, Canada....over a bridge of course)

we say "city, province" just like you say "city, state".

 

[macmouse]

Screw that referendum. I'll keep my couple hour drive for legal hookers and weed thank you.

 

[Aceman]

Why would we want Canada? We already have Montana and Alaska if we want to vacation or live in complete desolation.

 

[HermitGuy]

I say just annex British Columbia and the Yukon territory so that we can drive to Alaska without going through another Country, leave the rest to fend for themselves, especially Quebec we don't need that problem.

 

[PsychoAndy]

Originally posted by: Aceman
Why would we want Canada? We already have Montana and Alaska if we want to vacation or live in complete desolation.

I think its for the bacon. We americans like all the bacon we can get.



-PAB

 

[m2kewl]

Originally posted by: HermitGuy
I say just annex British Columbia and the Yukon territory so that we can drive to Alaska without going through another Country, leave the rest to fend for themselves, especially Quebec we don't need that problem.

hehe, btw - didn't Quebec want to split from the rest of the provinces a while back??

 

[kamiam]

Originally posted by: Aceman
Why would we want Canada? We already have Montana and Alaska if we want to vacation or live in complete desolation.

hehehe...yes, sully, you can keep your winter-wasteland///and KBECK ??? well I say, sell it back to the French

 

[Aceman]

Originally posted by: PsychoAndy

Originally posted by: Aceman
Why would we want Canada? We already have Montana and Alaska if we want to vacation or live in complete desolation.

I think its for the bacon. We americans like all the bacon we can get.



-PAB

We like Santa Claus and getting Christmas presents, too. But you don't see any of us trying to annex the North Pole!

 

[Scouzer]

Originally posted by: m2kewl

Originally posted by: HermitGuy
I say just annex British Columbia and the Yukon territory so that we can drive to Alaska without going through another Country, leave the rest to fend for themselves, especially Quebec we don't need that problem.

hehe, btw - didn't Quebec want to split from the rest of the provinces a while back??

Yes. Several times they tried, most recently in 1995, if I'm not mistaken. But the Supreme Court ruled it illegal after the referendum failed with something like 52% against seperating and 48% for seperating, so they have shut up for now.

Grade 10 Social Studies we learn all about the Quebec BS like how they claim they need to be recognized as a distinct society and should be permitted to do whatever they want to preserve the said society. Total BS.


The rest of the country would benefit if they had left.

 

[Praetor]

Originally posted by: Red Dawn
Of course the 60% that polled against it thought Canada was in Europe.

Which reminds me of this web page....

Why Americans Fail Geography Class
...
5. I got a call from a man who asked, "is it possible
to see England from Canada?" I said, "No." He said "but they
look so close on the map."

<sigh>