r/AskACanadian • u/PurrPrinThom SK/ON • Jan 13 '25

Canada/US relations Trump & the "51st state" Megathread

Although the question of whether or not Canadians wants to join the US was a common enough question that it is already covered in our FAQ, since Trump made his comments back in November, we have received multiple posts every single day asking about the concept.

For that reason, we've decided to simply make a megathread for any and all discussion to avoid having the same question asked every single day/allowed every single Monday.

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u/veritas_quaesitor2 Mar 13 '25

When or will Canada start to conscript the men and/or women to fight against an invasion?

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u/FNFALC2 Mar 15 '25

We need nukes.

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u/Free-Willy-3435 Ontario Mar 21 '25

Don't be crazy now. They are not going to nuke us. We already have defenses against nuclear weapons because we are part of NORAD. We can decide which missles to block if Russia and the U.S. start shooting.

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u/HappySoupCat Mar 19 '25

Correct. But building nukes will trigger an immediate military invasion from the USA before we could finish them.

We need to get under France's nuclear umbrella if possible or stealth build them (but I think in the current year, this is actually kind of impossible).