Why The United Sates should become Canada's 11th province

[Fearandloathing]

Pete McMartin: Why the U.S. should be Canada's 11th province

Donald Trump joked about Canada becoming the 51st state during his dinner with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at Mar-a-Lago last month.

vancouversun.com

Sixteen reasons why the U.S. should become Canada’s 11th province:

• Because Canada isn’t led by a convicted felon.

• Because the only thing in maple syrup is maple syrup, as opposed to high-fructose corn syrup, water, cellulose gum, salt, caramel colour, sorbic acid, sodium benzoate, sodium citrate and artificial flavours, which Americans call “pancake syrup” — although in a pinch it can be used as transmission fluid.

• Because the scandal-ridden U.S. Supreme Court has members on it who appear to be uniquely unqualified to judge conflicts-of-interest, women’s rights or ethical conduct. According to most recent polls, the court’s reputation has sunk to historical lows, with a majority of Americans unhappy with its performance. Meanwhile, the only thing scandalous about Canada’s Supreme Court is … wait, what? Canada has a Supreme Court?

• Because Saturday Night Live has never been, or ever will be, as funny as SCTV or Kids In The Hall.

• Because as of 2022, life expectancy in Canada was 81.3 years, while life expectancy in the U.S. was 77.43 years. Scientists believe this discrepancy was due, in large part, to the consumption of pancake syrup.

• According to the U.S. non-profit Prison Policy Initiative, the U.S. has the highest incarceration rate of any democracy in the world. In fact, every single U.S. state incarcerates more people per capita than all but 28 other nations on earth. Louisiana has the highest rate of incarceration at 1,067 inmates per 100,000 population, while Massachusetts has the lowest rate at 241 inmates per 100,000 population. Canada’s is 88 inmates per 100,000 population.

• Because while thousands of Canadians were dying on the battlefields of Europe and Asia during the Second World War, the U.S. remained neutral for the next two years, unable or unwilling to recognize the threat that fascists posed to the world. Apparently, Americans are still unable to recognize that threat, especially the one at home.

• Because the United States has transformed the longest undefended border in the world into a bullshit political talking point in which trade, transgressions and blame flow only one way. If President-elect Donald Trump is upset by fentanyl going southward — despite the fact that the amount of fentanyl going into the U.S. from Canada is so small his own U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration characterizes it as “slippage” — why does he not show the same concerns for illegal firearms going northward? If, as he sees it, a trade imbalance exists in Canada’s favour, why is he resorting to inflationary tariffs on Canadian goods rather than recognizing and addressing the real reason for that trade imbalance — namely his constituents’ insatiable appetites and need for Canadian oil, gas, electrical power, automobiles, rare minerals, gold, lumber, etc.?



He gets wordy and laborious after this, but the maple syrup reason rules!!!!!

 

[The Mark]

I'm giving this thread OP a like even before reading it, because it drew an audible amused cackle from me upon seeing the title.

Edit - Responding to the points made:

True
As it should be, I prefer maple syrup myself.
As it should be, I hope we manage to un**** our system
I can accurately say that I've not watched any of those, apart from perhaps a scene or two from SNL here and there, as clipped and presented elsewhere. So I will not opine on this one.
Bold claims require strong evidence, I think there may be other factors involved.
Private for-profit that detain people for whatever reason are a blight upon the integrity of the USA, and should be eliminated and prevented from ever existing again. Beyond that we probably need a mandatory reexamination of our laws on a regular schedule, so we can revisit past decisions that may need vacated or updated. Probably a reexamination of how our police are set up in many cases. Because yeah, we have too many people in prison.
I suspect that was at least partially backlash from the experience of WWI, combined with the great depression and (at that point) the incomplete recovery from it. I don't pretend to understand the thinking fully though.
Bullshit political talking points are kinda standard in some circles around here, of late. They'll only end if we make them end by refusing to elect people who use them.

 

[Bok Tuklo]

 

[Mycroft]

Pete McMartin: Why the U.S. should be Canada's 11th province

Donald Trump joked about Canada becoming the 51st state during his dinner with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at Mar-a-Lago last month.

vancouversun.com

Sixteen reasons why the U.S. should become Canada’s 11th province:

• Because Canada isn’t led by a convicted felon.

• Because the only thing in maple syrup is maple syrup, as opposed to high-fructose corn syrup, water, cellulose gum, salt, caramel colour, sorbic acid, sodium benzoate, sodium citrate and artificial flavours, which Americans call “pancake syrup” — although in a pinch it can be used as transmission fluid.

• Because the scandal-ridden U.S. Supreme Court has members on it who appear to be uniquely unqualified to judge conflicts-of-interest, women’s rights or ethical conduct. According to most recent polls, the court’s reputation has sunk to historical lows, with a majority of Americans unhappy with its performance. Meanwhile, the only thing scandalous about Canada’s Supreme Court is … wait, what? Canada has a Supreme Court?

• Because Saturday Night Live has never been, or ever will be, as funny as SCTV or Kids In The Hall.

• Because as of 2022, life expectancy in Canada was 81.3 years, while life expectancy in the U.S. was 77.43 years. Scientists believe this discrepancy was due, in large part, to the consumption of pancake syrup.

• According to the U.S. non-profit Prison Policy Initiative, the U.S. has the highest incarceration rate of any democracy in the world. In fact, every single U.S. state incarcerates more people per capita than all but 28 other nations on earth. Louisiana has the highest rate of incarceration at 1,067 inmates per 100,000 population, while Massachusetts has the lowest rate at 241 inmates per 100,000 population. Canada’s is 88 inmates per 100,000 population.

• Because while thousands of Canadians were dying on the battlefields of Europe and Asia during the Second World War, the U.S. remained neutral for the next two years, unable or unwilling to recognize the threat that fascists posed to the world. Apparently, Americans are still unable to recognize that threat, especially the one at home.

• Because the United States has transformed the longest undefended border in the world into a bullshit political talking point in which trade, transgressions and blame flow only one way. If President-elect Donald Trump is upset by fentanyl going southward — despite the fact that the amount of fentanyl going into the U.S. from Canada is so small his own U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration characterizes it as “slippage” — why does he not show the same concerns for illegal firearms going northward? If, as he sees it, a trade imbalance exists in Canada’s favour, why is he resorting to inflationary tariffs on Canadian goods rather than recognizing and addressing the real reason for that trade imbalance — namely his constituents’ insatiable appetites and need for Canadian oil, gas, electrical power, automobiles, rare minerals, gold, lumber, etc.?



He gets wordy and laborious after this, but the maple syrup reason rules!!!!!

Syrup, whether maple or otherwise, is overrated.

I like whipped cream and chocolate. I make smiley faces on my pancakes.

 

[Bok Tuklo]

Syrup, whether maple or otherwise, is overrated.

I like whipped cream and chocolate. I make smiley faces on my pancakes.

If you have to put anything on pancakes, you need to make better pancakes.

Even butter is suspect.

 

[The Mark]

If you have to put anything on pancakes, you need to make better pancakes.

Even butter is suspect.

I literally made pancakes from a premix that only required adding water to make batter, just last week.

So yes, I need to make better pancakes.

 

[Hari Seldon]

Pete McMartin: Why the U.S. should be Canada's 11th province

Donald Trump joked about Canada becoming the 51st state during his dinner with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at Mar-a-Lago last month.

vancouversun.com

Sixteen reasons why the U.S. should become Canada’s 11th province:

• Because Canada isn’t led by a convicted felon.

• Because the only thing in maple syrup is maple syrup, as opposed to high-fructose corn syrup, water, cellulose gum, salt, caramel colour, sorbic acid, sodium benzoate, sodium citrate and artificial flavours, which Americans call “pancake syrup” — although in a pinch it can be used as transmission fluid.

• Because the scandal-ridden U.S. Supreme Court has members on it who appear to be uniquely unqualified to judge conflicts-of-interest, women’s rights or ethical conduct. According to most recent polls, the court’s reputation has sunk to historical lows, with a majority of Americans unhappy with its performance. Meanwhile, the only thing scandalous about Canada’s Supreme Court is … wait, what? Canada has a Supreme Court?

• Because Saturday Night Live has never been, or ever will be, as funny as SCTV or Kids In The Hall.

• Because as of 2022, life expectancy in Canada was 81.3 years, while life expectancy in the U.S. was 77.43 years. Scientists believe this discrepancy was due, in large part, to the consumption of pancake syrup.

• According to the U.S. non-profit Prison Policy Initiative, the U.S. has the highest incarceration rate of any democracy in the world. In fact, every single U.S. state incarcerates more people per capita than all but 28 other nations on earth. Louisiana has the highest rate of incarceration at 1,067 inmates per 100,000 population, while Massachusetts has the lowest rate at 241 inmates per 100,000 population. Canada’s is 88 inmates per 100,000 population.

• Because while thousands of Canadians were dying on the battlefields of Europe and Asia during the Second World War, the U.S. remained neutral for the next two years, unable or unwilling to recognize the threat that fascists posed to the world. Apparently, Americans are still unable to recognize that threat, especially the one at home.

• Because the United States has transformed the longest undefended border in the world into a bullshit political talking point in which trade, transgressions and blame flow only one way. If President-elect Donald Trump is upset by fentanyl going southward — despite the fact that the amount of fentanyl going into the U.S. from Canada is so small his own U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration characterizes it as “slippage” — why does he not show the same concerns for illegal firearms going northward? If, as he sees it, a trade imbalance exists in Canada’s favour, why is he resorting to inflationary tariffs on Canadian goods rather than recognizing and addressing the real reason for that trade imbalance — namely his constituents’ insatiable appetites and need for Canadian oil, gas, electrical power, automobiles, rare minerals, gold, lumber, etc.?



He gets wordy and laborious after this, but the maple syrup reason rules!!!!!

I'm going to have disagree with SNL. The early years with Belusi, Acroyd, Rainer etc. were very funny.

 

[Grand Mal]

I'm going to have disagree with SNL. The early years with Belusi, Acroyd, Rainer etc. were very funny.

Yeah, but they were funny because of Lorne Michaels, a Canadian.

 

[Hari Seldon]

Yeah, but they were funny because of Lorne Michaels, a Canadian.

I hate spell check. Gilda Radner. Also Chevy Chase, Bill Murray....

 

[Hari Seldon]

Pete McMartin: Why the U.S. should be Canada's 11th province

Donald Trump joked about Canada becoming the 51st state during his dinner with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at Mar-a-Lago last month.

vancouversun.com

Sixteen reasons why the U.S. should become Canada’s 11th province:

• Because Canada isn’t led by a convicted felon.

• Because the only thing in maple syrup is maple syrup, as opposed to high-fructose corn syrup, water, cellulose gum, salt, caramel colour, sorbic acid, sodium benzoate, sodium citrate and artificial flavours, which Americans call “pancake syrup” — although in a pinch it can be used as transmission fluid.

• Because the scandal-ridden U.S. Supreme Court has members on it who appear to be uniquely unqualified to judge conflicts-of-interest, women’s rights or ethical conduct. According to most recent polls, the court’s reputation has sunk to historical lows, with a majority of Americans unhappy with its performance. Meanwhile, the only thing scandalous about Canada’s Supreme Court is … wait, what? Canada has a Supreme Court?

• Because Saturday Night Live has never been, or ever will be, as funny as SCTV or Kids In The Hall.

• Because as of 2022, life expectancy in Canada was 81.3 years, while life expectancy in the U.S. was 77.43 years. Scientists believe this discrepancy was due, in large part, to the consumption of pancake syrup.

• According to the U.S. non-profit Prison Policy Initiative, the U.S. has the highest incarceration rate of any democracy in the world. In fact, every single U.S. state incarcerates more people per capita than all but 28 other nations on earth. Louisiana has the highest rate of incarceration at 1,067 inmates per 100,000 population, while Massachusetts has the lowest rate at 241 inmates per 100,000 population. Canada’s is 88 inmates per 100,000 population.

• Because while thousands of Canadians were dying on the battlefields of Europe and Asia during the Second World War, the U.S. remained neutral for the next two years, unable or unwilling to recognize the threat that fascists posed to the world. Apparently, Americans are still unable to recognize that threat, especially the one at home.

• Because the United States has transformed the longest undefended border in the world into a bullshit political talking point in which trade, transgressions and blame flow only one way. If President-elect Donald Trump is upset by fentanyl going southward — despite the fact that the amount of fentanyl going into the U.S. from Canada is so small his own U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration characterizes it as “slippage” — why does he not show the same concerns for illegal firearms going northward? If, as he sees it, a trade imbalance exists in Canada’s favour, why is he resorting to inflationary tariffs on Canadian goods rather than recognizing and addressing the real reason for that trade imbalance — namely his constituents’ insatiable appetites and need for Canadian oil, gas, electrical power, automobiles, rare minerals, gold, lumber, etc.?



He gets wordy and laborious after this, but the maple syrup reason rules!!!!!

 

[zincwarrior]

Sixteen reasons why the U.S. should become Canada’s 11th province:

Wo Wo Wo! Why do you hate Canadialand like that!

 

[americanwoman]

How dare any true American let a Canadian tell us our pancake syrup is inferior. If there anything wrong with pancake syrup, which there is not, but if there was it's actually Canada's fault. I will defend our fake syrup to the end!

 

[Mycroft]

The best reason why Canada should want to be our 51st state...

A 60% decrease in your taxes.

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[ident]Also, to Governor Justin Trudeau of Canada, whose Citizens’ Taxes are far too high, but if Canada was to become our 51st State, their Taxes would be cut by more than 60%, their businesses would immediately double in size, and they would be militarily protected like no other Country anywhere in the World.[/indent]

 

[Hari Seldon]

The best reason why Canada should want to be our 51st state...

A 60% decrease in your taxes.

Truth Social

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[ident]Also, to Governor Justin Trudeau of Canada, whose Citizens’ Taxes are far too high, but if Canada was to become our 51st State, their Taxes would be cut by more than 60%, their businesses would immediately double in size, and they would be militarily protected like no other Country anywhere in the World.[/indent]

And awesome medical.

 

[Allan]

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That's good.

 

[Integrityrespec]

Pete McMartin: Why the U.S. should be Canada's 11th province

Donald Trump joked about Canada becoming the 51st state during his dinner with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at Mar-a-Lago last month.

vancouversun.com

Sixteen reasons why the U.S. should become Canada’s 11th province:

• Because Canada isn’t led by a convicted felon.

• Because the only thing in maple syrup is maple syrup, as opposed to high-fructose corn syrup, water, cellulose gum, salt, caramel colour, sorbic acid, sodium benzoate, sodium citrate and artificial flavours, which Americans call “pancake syrup” — although in a pinch it can be used as transmission fluid.

• Because the scandal-ridden U.S. Supreme Court has members on it who appear to be uniquely unqualified to judge conflicts-of-interest, women’s rights or ethical conduct. According to most recent polls, the court’s reputation has sunk to historical lows, with a majority of Americans unhappy with its performance. Meanwhile, the only thing scandalous about Canada’s Supreme Court is … wait, what? Canada has a Supreme Court?

• Because Saturday Night Live has never been, or ever will be, as funny as SCTV or Kids In The Hall.

• Because as of 2022, life expectancy in Canada was 81.3 years, while life expectancy in the U.S. was 77.43 years. Scientists believe this discrepancy was due, in large part, to the consumption of pancake syrup.

• According to the U.S. non-profit Prison Policy Initiative, the U.S. has the highest incarceration rate of any democracy in the world. In fact, every single U.S. state incarcerates more people per capita than all but 28 other nations on earth. Louisiana has the highest rate of incarceration at 1,067 inmates per 100,000 population, while Massachusetts has the lowest rate at 241 inmates per 100,000 population. Canada’s is 88 inmates per 100,000 population.

• Because while thousands of Canadians were dying on the battlefields of Europe and Asia during the Second World War, the U.S. remained neutral for the next two years, unable or unwilling to recognize the threat that fascists posed to the world. Apparently, Americans are still unable to recognize that threat, especially the one at home.

• Because the United States has transformed the longest undefended border in the world into a bullshit political talking point in which trade, transgressions and blame flow only one way. If President-elect Donald Trump is upset by fentanyl going southward — despite the fact that the amount of fentanyl going into the U.S. from Canada is so small his own U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration characterizes it as “slippage” — why does he not show the same concerns for illegal firearms going northward? If, as he sees it, a trade imbalance exists in Canada’s favour, why is he resorting to inflationary tariffs on Canadian goods rather than recognizing and addressing the real reason for that trade imbalance — namely his constituents’ insatiable appetites and need for Canadian oil, gas, electrical power, automobiles, rare minerals, gold, lumber, etc.?



He gets wordy and laborious after this, but the maple syrup reason rules!!!!!

And besides the Canadians are really liberal.

 

[Brusan]

And besides the Canadians are really liberal.

I prefer to think of Canadians as "progressive" as opposed to . . ..

 

[eman623]

11. Would we only need to spend 1% of our GDP on NATO, like Canada does? Or do we still need to defend Canada as they preen about how generous their national heathcare is?

 

[Allan]

11. Would we only need to spend 1% of our GDP on NATO, like Canada does? Or do we still need to defend Canada as they preen about how generous their national heathcare is?

Canada is protected by geography, NATO and our ability to play nice with others.

 

[DrewPaul]

Pete McMartin: Why the U.S. should be Canada's 11th province

Donald Trump joked about Canada becoming the 51st state during his dinner with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at Mar-a-Lago last month.

vancouversun.com

Sixteen reasons why the U.S. should become Canada’s 11th province:

• Because Canada isn’t led by a convicted felon.

You mean the democrats couldn't win an election against a convicted felon? What kind of empty suits are you folks putting up?

 

[Hari Seldon]

I prefer to think of Canadians as "progressive" as opposed to . . ..

I know....I know....



Knuckle dragging magidiots.

 

[Crakhobarbie]

If you have to put anything on pancakes, you need to make better pancakes.

Even butter is suspect.

Blasphemy!!!

 

[Brusan]

11. Would we only need to spend 1% of our GDP on NATO, like Canada does? Or do we still need to defend Canada as they preen about how generous their national heathcare is?

Well, given you got the amount wrong that Canada is and has been spending, you're probably wrong about Canadians bringing up the topic of Single payer when it's been one of, if not the most talked about topic in the last couple of decades of American Federal Election promises.

Canadians don't "preen" about their healthcare, they respond to the usual bullcrap coming from the ones needing it and knowing it.

 

[eman623]

Well, given you got the amount wrong that Canada is and has been spending, you're probably wrong about Canadians bringing up the topic of Single payer when it's been one of, if not the most talked about topic in the last couple of decades of American Federal Election promises.

Here's my source. According to it, Canada pays 1.38% of their GDP on NATO.

NATO Spending by Country 2025

Discover population, economy, health, and more with the most comprehensive global statistics at your fingertips.

worldpopulationreview.com

Canadians don't "preen" about their healthcare, they respond to the usual bullcrap coming from the ones needing it and knowing it.

On CBC some spokeshole literally said Canada can't pay it's 2% because they spent it all on pharma and dental care. It's just not your priority.

 

[queenmandy85]

The best reason why Canada should want to be our 51st state...

A 60% decrease in your taxes.

Truth Social

Truth Social is America's "Big Tent" social media platform that encourages an open, free, and honest global conversation without discriminating on the basis of political ideology.

truthsocial.com

[ident]Also, to Governor Justin Trudeau of Canada, whose Citizens’ Taxes are far too high, but if Canada was to become our 51st State, their Taxes would be cut by more than 60%, their businesses would immediately double in size, and they would be militarily protected like no other Country anywhere in the World.[/indent]

I did the math. 60% of my taxes comes out to exactly 30 pieces of silver.
My loyalty to King and country has no price.