If Canada becomes the 51st state...IF

[SST]

With all the talk on the news about Canada becoming the 51st state, at first I thought it might not be a good idea. But I began to think about it from a boaters point of view.

How much easier would it be to be able to enter into Canadian waters and not have to bother calling Customs and having to call US Customs upon return [ROAM]. Living on Lake Erie, Canada is only a mile or two from my slip. To be able to hop in the boat and cruise up to Port Colborne, grab a lunch or dinner while freighters pass through the Welland Canal and not have to worry about waiting for an inspection or just making the call etc. From a boaters point of view, I like it.

Edit: I meant for this to go under boat talk not Chap talk so if you want to move it....be my guest.

 

[Doc]

I moved it for ya.

I agree there could be a lot of pluses IF it were to happen. I simply cannot imagine Canada signing on for this.

 

[SST]

Back in 2018 while Trump was President, I was sitting on the beach in Toronto. I think I had my US Flag displayed on my boat [a small one]. A Canadian citizen came up to me and started literally bitching at me because of his negative attitude towards Trump. I just pretended to be paying attention to what he said but mostly ignored him as best I could. Eventually he ran out of steam and walked away.

So, based on this limited experience, I agree with you, Canada won't likely sign.

 

[Iwantachaparral]

I’ll just say this. Everything use to seem cheaper in the US. Last trip I made over to the states for the day. it was not. Groceries etc seemed to be priced the same as in Canada, and with the dollar difference made it not really worth buying anything So say someone had $1million CAN saved for retirement and than there was a merger. Does that now only become $680,000 US Or whatever the dollar was at. What about pensions ? Seems like that would be a financial disaster

 

[Doc]

I’ll just say this. Everything use to seem cheaper in the US. Last trip I made over to the states for the day. it was not. Groceries etc seemed to be priced the same as in Canada, and with the dollar difference made it not really worth buying anything So say someone had $1million CAN saved for retirement and than there was a merger. Does that now only become $680,000 US Or whatever the dollar was at. What about pensions ? Seems like that would be a financial disaster

Good points that I sure do not have an answer to.
For those reasons and 1000s more I do not ever seeing a merge happen.

 

[SST]

I'm assuming the prices are similar now are due to the increase in minimum wage here. I think its $15.50/hr outside of New York City. The businesses can't afford to keep prices the same and absorb the loss so therefore they must raise the prices to pay for the increase in wage. I expect that when Canadians see that prices are equal or nearly so, they'll stop coming.

Side stepping my own topic a bit, what really annoys me in regards to this new minimum wage are those that request a tip! Some kid sitting behind a cash register at $15.50/hr hints they want a tip...NO F WAY!