Re: [OT] How Canada could dominate the US if they merged

On 3/20/2025 1:01 PM, Rhino wrote:

I found this video amusing for the rather naive assumptions the presenter makes about how a merger of Canada and the US might actually mean that Canada dominates the US after a merger:
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhdDzJTmybw [4 minutes]
 I give him credit for recognizing that it would make no sense to make all of Canada a single state but the idea that each province *and* territory would become its own state - or even TWO states - seems improbable at best. I expect the territories, given their small populations, would remain territories. Can you imagine Puerto Rico sitting still for Nunavut - or "North Nunavut" and "South Nunavut" becoming full states while Puerto Rico remains a territory? I'm also bemused by the idea that the US would adopt English-French bilingualism simply because Quebec had joined the Union. The idea that Trump would seek to learn French thoroughly as part of the deal is laughable. I'm not aware of Trump speaking a word of *Spanish* which is far more pervasive in the US than French so what chance is there that he would find the time to learn French?
 The political consequences would be interesting too. Let's say the 10 provinces become states and the territories stay territories. Given the general left-leaning nature of our (Canadian) society - alas! - I'd expect most of the 20 new Senators would be Democrats and a lot of the new members of the House would also be Democrats. That would be a great gift to the Democratic Party which would obviously please the Democrats to no end and put the Republicans into convulsions.
 

Yeah, he hasn't given any thought as to how Canadian political demographics would affect Cpmgress. Unless he entends that they won't have the right to vote.