>What you say is true, though it would be a sad day when the future of what Canadians want Canada to be is limited by the financial pressure of another country.

>What you say is true, though it would be a sad day when the future of what Canadians want Canada to be is limited by the financial pressure of another country. That day happened like 50 years ago and has been that way ever since. As much as Canadians define themselves by being "not Americans", we're very heavily influenced by the US.