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Nothing is risk-free. But Canada is certainly more politically stable than the US.
by epgui 9mo ago
Nothing is risk-free. But Canada is certainly more politically stable than the US.
- vkou 9mo agoCanada is more internally stable, but is less externally stable, given that invasion and occupation is on the table. Canada needs to pursue further armament (Carney is pursuing a doubling of its defense budget) and training in asymmetrical warfare.
- loeg 9mo agoWhat makes you say "certainly," especially in the hypothetical scenario where the US is unstable? Canada has a relatively much shorter history as an independent nation. Canada heavily benefits from its southern neighbor, and has a host of domestic economic issues (low wages, high housing prices; whatever the farmers are on about) that could cause instability as well. I think Canada is reasonably stable, I just quibble with "certainly" and "more" politically stable as compared with the US.
- toomuchtodo 9mo agoCanada will not invade allies and will adhere to the rule of law. Their forward looking economics are more favorable as they strengthen ties with China and Europe. By decoupling from the US, their economic risk declines, and their sovereign debt risk is downstream of that.
- AnimalMuppet 9mo agoUnder current conditions, though, they may be invaded and/or annexed. That's a risk.
- overfeed 9mo agoThat's one way to invite asymmetric warfare[1] on the mainland - the border with Canada is something that mostly exists on maps. 1. As recently wargamed by the Canadian military.
- ben_w 9mo agoI'm remembering an old painting, and briefly wondered if we'd see a repeat: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:The_President%27s_House_by_George_Munger%2C_1814-1815_-_Crop.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:The_President%27s_House_b... Then I remembered the building works, and thought "If it happened, how would anyone even notice?"
- epgui 9mo agoThis has nothing to do with Canada's political stability.
- gambiting 9mo ago>>especially in the hypothetical scenario where the US is unstable? How does it feel to bury your head in the sand so hard that you can't see what's happening around you?
- loeg 9mo agoDo you think if you just sneer hard enough, it makes your viewpoint true or persuasive? There are probably two or three different commenting guidelines this runs afoul of: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- gambiting 9mo agoNo I just think this is so obvious by reading literally any news website for 5 minutes that I can only conclude that someone saying it's "hypothetical" is either acting maliciously or they are actually ignorant of what's going on.
- toomuchtodo 9mo agoYou are arguing as if nothing material in the US has changed while at the same time arguing “be more polite towards my ignorance|avoidance of the situation.” It comes across as arguing in bad faith. The US can no longer be trusted based on the actions of this administration. Other countries are pragmatically and reasonably adjusting accordingly, very publicly. There are other options besides the US from an economic, trade, investment, and defense ally perspective. These are facts. Whether you believe them is a choice.
- toomuchtodo 9mo agoCitation: Europe is learning that a ‘deal’ with Trump doesn’t exist - https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/21/business/trump-davos-greenland-nightcap https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/21/business/trump-davos-greenlan... - January 21st, 2026
- hulitu 9mo ago
- well_ackshually 9mo agoYour "long history as a nation" mostly means you have a flawed constitution, no counter powers, a broken political system and absolutely _zero_ attempts to fix it. There's a reason proper countries have had 5+ constitutions and keep changing them.
- CamperBob2 9mo agoAll historically-stable Western nations seem to be subject to the same influences that brought us Trump, though. They (we) are all under attack.