Canada has a legit interest in protecting our dairy trade. I don’t want to see Canadian family dairy farms bought up by US conglomerates. It’s vital for a strong populace.
To be clear, I have little interest in being gobbled up by the floundering American (read,
Israeli) Empire. I want hard, but pragmatic, protectionism and closed borders. IDGAF about tariffs on American goods and IDC if things get worse before they get better. Domestically I favor a libertarian-lite small gov't bureacracy (ie a
night-watchman state) with a reasonable social-safety net, and balkanization with reciprocal agreements. I would include large scale public works that benefit all citizens (hydro & nuke projects) in my watchman state definition, along with a citizen militia.
I have zero concern about a military threat. Canada is huge, and Russia is barely holding onto little bits of Ukraine, a country that's attached to them. China is on the other side of the world.
We can easily get back to our former military readiness with our own industry and natural resources. That should be our long-term goal, maybe 50 years or so. In the short-term we should be trying to work with the US, as we always have.
The average Canadian's conception of our sovereignty is flawed. We have always had foreign influence in our government, however it was American, not indian or chinese. This is why the U.S.G. is mad.
However, I have very strong misgivings on the capacity of anyone currently in government to be able to organize a transition like this, and not a single one of them would be interested in it. If someone aligning with the interests of the average Canadian came to power, they would quickly be replaced, either by American business interests, or one of the other foreign economic giants.
Our current leaders are, to a man, globalist. And, without a revolutionary sea-change in public opinion, the future ones always will be. There is little hope in elevating anyone in our system who even gives lip service to the citizens interests. They're more concerned with "
nudging" the people to align with their own interests, and failing that, replacing us with people who wont notice (or care).
The Canadian spirit has been given involuntary MAID. The rugged individualism and appreciation of the pioneer has been murdered, and replaced with the techno-feudalism of rootless cosmopolitans.
Our courts have been subverted by neo-marxist ideologues and a nonsense "living tree" interpretation of the law.
Given this assessment, there is a reasonable argument that assuming the strong US constitution and economy will allow more freedom & prosperity for the average citizen. And be easier, than unfucking our own weak Charter and finances. Even while acknowledging all the central-banking parasites currently bleeding the American populace.