Canada's greatest advantage is it's maple syrup reserve.

@keithsauve1222

8 жыл бұрын

+Silly Name Its true, miles and miles of natural maple syrup flow in a river underneath Canada. We will take over when the time is right.

@formealyour

7 жыл бұрын

+Graham X in spring kids make their own maple syrup.

@charliosienglish9636

7 жыл бұрын

Actually it's mostly the province of Quebec that have most of the meaple syrup...

@TAKEmeTOtheMORGUE

7 жыл бұрын

You forgot diamonds, oil, robotics, reseach, video games, movie special effects, hydroelectricity and son on!.(they are all comparative advantages Canada does have)

@matthewhall1597

7 жыл бұрын

Why aren't there any Canadian googles, Amazons, Apples, Intels, Microsofts, Teslas, etc.?

Challenge? Looks to me like Canada has the best geographic location on the planet. The only threat they have of invasion comes from the nation that ensures their protection.

@grahamrich9956

7 жыл бұрын

There are problems with cultural identity and economy, being so closely linked to a superpower. Also, the arctic, witch will become a VERY important trade lane in the next 10-30 years is contested between Canada, Russia, USA, and a few others.

@Kouhiko9674

7 жыл бұрын

Graham Rich So Canada can just sit back and let the big boys figure out how things are going to work.

@grahamrich9956

7 жыл бұрын

+Kouhiko9674 That WOULD be true, if we weren't already directly involved up there. You know all the expeditions we send up there? It's a lot. And it's not just for the museums to have stuff from our past explorers, it's to prove claims on the North West Passage.

@Kouhiko9674

7 жыл бұрын

Graham Rich Must be nice not having to spend money saving the world and to go on nature hikes

@grahamrich9956

7 жыл бұрын

Kouhiko9674 ?

I'm an American. I love Canada. They are different places. This isn't a pissing competition. Both countries have good and bad. Stop shitting on other countries and their people to prove how great your country is.

@Jojomojo202

9 жыл бұрын

-runswithbeer- Thanks m8! Wanna chill in Tim Hortons :D

@jossgoyanko7006

8 жыл бұрын

+-runswithbeer- But if it WAS a pissing contest we would totally win! No one is a bigger dick than us Americans! ... ... ... Wait a minute...

@vincentbedard4267

7 жыл бұрын

Yes , someone finally got it !

@deathsblade9836

7 жыл бұрын

-runswithbeer- fucking thank you!!!

@deathsblade9836

7 жыл бұрын

Joss Goyanko hahaha now he remembers XD

It is not easy to exist next to a behemoth (US). Those that resort to comparing Canada to the US are not understanding a core reality. The US is what it is due to geography. Americans are special not because of who they are but where they live. Occupying the bulk of fertile lands, deep sea ports, ocean buffers, temperate climate and strategic presence in half of the earth's surfaces (Pacific Ocean, Hawai'i and Alaska) all together renders a potent scenario. The fact that Canada has maintained it's identity and managed it's relationship next to it's only neighbor which is 10 times bigger in military and economic might speaks volumes about the Canadians.

@porterrockwell4399

8 жыл бұрын

We're the best because of the constitution and capitalism.

@50statesindivisible65

8 жыл бұрын

Agreed. I would humbly add geo-political advantage as well.

@quarterblacknas

8 жыл бұрын

+Porter Rockwell The Constitution has left you guys fucked. And capitalism is great, but communism is better, just as long as they're aren't greedy dictators, that was the USSR/Russia's problem. And Cuba's problem now.

@50statesindivisible65

8 жыл бұрын

NB.TV The constitution is a matter of pride. With over 80% of global innovation happening in US, you are sourly misinformed. Can't blame your type.

@quarterblacknas

8 жыл бұрын

fuck my type first of all. Second of all, your second amendment bullshit is why america has 90% of its problems. When China takes over you'll see

More seriously, I would have appreciated some analysis on emerging challenges, such as the ships of other countries increasingly passing into northern zones which Canada considers its own sovereign waters. These northern regions may become a theater of conflict one day, as their natural resources become the object of strategic competition.

@realdreamerschangetheworld7470

8 ай бұрын

They’ve had a decade to develop Naval capability, so we’ll see

I wish you had mwntioned that Quebec is mostly French-speaking, whilst the rest of Canada speaks English, which is why Quebec has tried to become its own independent country in the past. That is a big geographical challenge, since by definition geography also includes peoples and nations.

@DragoonRyRs

Жыл бұрын

cringe

@lucifer2b666

Жыл бұрын

@@DragoonRyRs Indeed. Down with the wanna be baguettes.

Canada became a self-governing Dominion in 1867, independent in 1931 under the Statue of Westminster.

@AvsJoe

9 жыл бұрын

And it was only by signing the Patriation Reference in 1981 that Canada got England's permission to amend our constitution so that we can amend our constitution without asking for permission.

90% of the Canadian population lives 100 miles or less from the US boarder.

@Abdul54cp

9 жыл бұрын

MrSmithaustin because it's actually a tolerable place to live

@Abdul54cp

9 жыл бұрын

***** no, it's just that it's so freaking cold in the north that you can't really live there unless you're a native, plus the agriculture is better here

@Abdul54cp

9 жыл бұрын

***** Correction, Europeans

@JoeT001

8 жыл бұрын

***** correction: lol,.. the stolen resources!

@Abdul54cp

8 жыл бұрын

JoeT001 Correction: Britian

Good geographic position as long as the southern neighbor remains level headed.

The fact that a nation like Canada has been able to survive next to a military behemoth like the United States shows just how united Humans can and should be.

Canada did not gain independence in 1867, it became a country in that year. To this day we are still part of the commonwealth, however Britain has little to no control over our country (since 1987 I believe).

@user-qr3fd1gb8o

8 жыл бұрын

+Melon Cooler True Canada is Commonwealth country together of Australia, New Zealand that's why you can see Queen Elizabeth II on thier notes, and Hence they don't have President only Prime Minster only

@naponroy

7 жыл бұрын

You guys, wow... morons. SOrry, but really, it's better to just be quiet if you didn't finished school. Canada had financial and military independence for sure by 1867, but not total legal and judicial independence until 1931, search for the Statute of Westminster, that's why we fought when Britain declared war in 1914, and waited a week in 1939. Since 1931 Britain has had exactly ZERO direct political power in Canada. the Queen is the head of State, and she has power as we saw when PM Harper asked her to prorogue Parliament I think in 2009. The Queen is not really a UK Citizen and she is equal in Canada as she is in the UK in her role more or less, though most of the day to day stuff is done by the Governor General at a national level. Still, Canada is a constitutional monarchy, with the PM (Trudeau) now being the Head of Government, Elizabeth II the Head of State, and the UK Government nowhere at all int he picture for 85 years. When we made a constitution in 1982, it was presented tot he Queen, signed and 'patriated' in 1982, not 1987. Thatcher had nothing to do with it.

@meloncooler1252

7 жыл бұрын

naponroy Please, before calling someone a moron, please make sure your facts are 100% correct. Yes, I got the date of the Canada Act wrong (saying it was in 1987, and not in 1982, as I hadn't bothered to check). But the constitution was not created in 1982, it was *revised*, removing the UK's power from changing our laws, and the need for us (Canada) to ask permission to change certain laws. From 1867 until then we were a dominion of the British Empire, and they had control over most of what went on in the country until the Statute of Westminster (1931). From there on we had full legislative control over the country, but still needed to ask the British Parliament for permission to create certain laws and revise our constitution. Britain had no say over our decision to get involved in the Second World War, as they didn't have the power to make us declare war at the time.

@williamwhistleblower8548

6 жыл бұрын

kek

@forgottenfamily

6 жыл бұрын

+Melon Cooler Revised is a bit of a problematic term. I mean, the definition of a Constitution for Canada prior to 1982 is more a collective concept than a specific concept - a mixture of the BNA Act, the statute of Westminster, a few other documents (I think there was a 1925 law that also provided some independence), and common law (for the individual rights stuff). Part of the issue is that Britain doesn't have a written Constitution so Canada didn't have a written Constitution. IMO, created is a more accurate term To be fair, our Constitution is a collection of other acts, but it formally combines them together to define them as Canada's Constitution

I'm Canadian from Quebec province born post 1970 and I never learned the Imperial system. My knowledge to it is limited to inches because my parents have learned it, they were born before 1970 and as of today they use a lot more the metric system than the Imperial even though they first learned the Imperial.

@irdeaner

10 жыл бұрын

You aren't missing much. It doesn't make any sense. Why in the hell is a mile 5280 feet? Why does 4 quarts= 1 gallon? Multiples of 10 make more sense. I wish my country would get its shit together.

@LesVentilateursduQuebec

10 жыл бұрын

irdeaner Yes, it's much easier and much more logic with the metric system. It basically consist of adding or removing zeros and for temperatures it's revolves around a zero and numbers in the minus or positive depending if it's above or below freezing temperatures. The freezing and boling temperatres are very easy to remember.

@thewalloftrump1708

6 жыл бұрын

To a socialist.

@buddcarcook4655

6 жыл бұрын

The Wall of Trump < trump is a fascist pig. 🖕

@thewalloftrump1708

6 жыл бұрын

Budcar you brainwashed leftist.

Ummm... Canada did not become independent from the UK in 1867. There is no clear date of independence, though I would pick the Statutes of Westminster in 1921. In 1867, Canada became a self governing domain WITHIN the British Empire.

Canada has only been invaded once in its entire existence and it was by the US, albeit a short-lived invasion. We gladly paid them back in kind though. Other than that, we remained neutral or indifferent to foreign wars. We sent humanitarian aid, but seldom ground troops or aircraft. I'm damn proud to be Canadian.

He is correct in that geographic distance is perhaps the largest constraint. Look at Target!! One of the largest businesses in the US comes to Canada and it is a train wreck. They completely underestimated the challenges in logistics, especially since they thought they could just jump in and open a bunch of stores!

@buddcarcook4655

6 жыл бұрын

canmoore and they were selling the exact same merchandise as Zellers for twice the price. Fuking idiots !

the size of it when flying over it from london to toronto is pretty incredible and that is just quebec and small part of ontario although that terrain is quite desolate its still incredible to actually fly over it. if thats how big it looks from high altitude imagine what its true scale must be like when on the ground. it makes the south west part of uk i live in seem tiny.

You're not restrained Canada, We just love you...alot....JOIN US!

@ZachSmith94

8 жыл бұрын

+bes loeq Join us Canada, we love you. Also, their economic problems are going to get worse with oil being so low.

@jossgoyanko7006

8 жыл бұрын

+Iznikroc I'm not sure if that pun was intentional or not, but either way I LOVE IT.

@Viennery

8 жыл бұрын

+Iznikroc Fix your broken and corrupt political system, out of control corporate monopolies, and crazy religious uneducated population and then we'll talk.

@Iznikroc

8 жыл бұрын

Viennery The Rose alone tells me you know very little aboot your husbando nation...get educated waifu Canada

@ChupachuGames

8 жыл бұрын

+Iznikroc Any day now Canada...

Not a thing mentioned about Quebec

@ploopyloopy

9 жыл бұрын

Montreal was mentioned several times.

@charliemasson4287

6 жыл бұрын

Quebec the city.

@xingx355

6 жыл бұрын

Nothing was mentioned about Edmonton, Saskatchewan, Winnipeg, and etc. I think they did alright trying to be informative in a 2:10s video.

@Taco4611

6 жыл бұрын

chichoskruch21 because no one cares about Quebec

@Mrskateboardboy

6 жыл бұрын

Quebec is an anachronism. It should have joined North America years ago the way the Cajuns in the Southern USA did.

the fact that its north of the US is both a blessing and a curse. I mean having large oil reserves north of a oil guzzling country is a huge benefit for Canada. We are the worlds largest trading partners

@STRATFORvideo What does it mean when you said Canada's freedom to act is constraint by the U.S? Can you elaborate on this? Pls and thnx.

Thanks for forgetting to include the Maritimes in the "population cores" :)

@christinanickerson4157

8 жыл бұрын

OrphanSeasun we aren't a population core halifax being the biggest city there with not too many people in city standards

@oskarj6311

7 жыл бұрын

OrphanSeasun Ya go Nova Scotia, PEI and New Brunswick !

@trumpmattsuperbad4419

7 жыл бұрын

OrphanSeasun The maritimes aren't a major population centre in Canada. All together they only represent 19% of Canada's population while Ontario represents 40% of Canada's population. And before you go saying "oh but Ontario is bigger" Ontario and the maritimes have the same population density and Ontario is ten times bigger. That means most of Ontario is uninhabited.

@shaunpearson7905

7 жыл бұрын

@Kris - Firstly, although they are not a major population centre, to not include them in that statement seems to counter his point about uniting a nation in that he ignored everything east of Montreal. Secondly, I believe you are WAY off in saying the Maritimes is 19% of Canada's population. It's probably closer to 6%, BUT even if you were right who the hell says 19% of anything is insignificant?! Thirdly, no I would never say "oh but Ontario is bigger" or go on about all that other nonsense you're vomiting forth because, frankly it's asinine. Ontario has much more people and they're mostly situated along the border - so what? What does density have to do with, well, anything in this presentation?! Trouble finding a through-line to your "argument".

@trumpmattsuperbad4419

7 жыл бұрын

Shaun Pearson did you just assume my gender

Canada's greatest resource? Its southern neighbor.

Peter, Thank you for the articles. I was only aware of Canada's role in the mining industry.

The Kelvin is the metric unit for temperature. But I prefer Celcius to Fahrenheit too because I'm from Europe. Btw the US does not use the Imperial system, they modified it and called it US customary units. For example an imperial gallon is about 4.5 l, while the US liquid gallon is about 3.8 l.

only if we let us be constrained by US interests.. we didn't go to Iraq in 2003.. even when Bush divisively said "you're either with us or against us"

@inducedrop2098

9 жыл бұрын

Bush was a fucking moron though

@theendangeredcatcoon9554

9 жыл бұрын

Your both right.

@theendangeredcatcoon9554

9 жыл бұрын

***** Wrong Canada's help might seem small but important non the less as they are a effective spear head for us do not underestimate them lest we forget who fought in both world wars first remember it was the Canadians as well as many others who were fighting the Nazis and the Germans in WWI first not America.

@theendangeredcatcoon9554

9 жыл бұрын

***** Also true Canada did go into Afghanistan but Canada went there to fight the Taliban not to serve the USA and even then they withdrew sadly as Afghanistan is looking pretty terribly after most of the forces their withdrew.

@Jojomojo202

9 жыл бұрын

dalevlog Reminds me of how Saudi Arabia and Iran were fighting their proxy war in Yemen and Saudi Arabia urged Pakistan to join them but Pakistan decided to stay neutral!

I like the idea of UK, Canada and Australia forming a triad, to pool their strategic and diplomatic resources. Makes a lot of sense in this increasingly competitive world.

@KSLall

8 ай бұрын

And why not? After all, the three countries all have the same Head of State!

It's been a pleasure to read the comments section for the first time since 1999, 2001, and 2008.

Yes, along with Australia, New Zealand and many other countries. I was just saying that we didn't gain independence in 1867, Canada was still very loyal to the throne.

Why are you using the Mercator projection for these videos? It makes no sense!

Seriously? A discussion about Canada's geographic challenge doesn't say a word about anything east of Montreal? The only mention the Maritimes gets is a graphic showing them as "have-nots"? Congrats on giving me a reason to down vote a video for the first time ever.

@coolergman8629

6 жыл бұрын

I think the video was mostly focusing on the major population centers he also forgot to mention the north which is vitally important to Canada especially since the Northwest Passage is starting to become navigable. As for the maritimes even as someone who was born and raise in Nova Scotia I have to be honest all though I would like more people to focus on issues facing the martimes hell even acknowledging that Canada extends east of Montreal the Maritimes . we don't play as significant a role in Canada's geography as more populous or strategic areas and for a two minute video it's hard to talk about a country as large and diverse as Canada.

Canada's problem is that it has nothing to say about itself. Except hockey... (And Quebec it seems.)

Who the hell would want to live in a country that’s freezing cold 9 to 10 months out the year?

@buddcarcook4655

6 жыл бұрын

Fine Supplements shows what you know.y

@2.5chainz

4 жыл бұрын

that’s only in the far north... the rest of canada has normal seasons.

I’m canadian...we don’t have a “geography challenge” lmao 😂

@j2174

4 жыл бұрын

How so?

@RockSmithStudio

3 жыл бұрын

Canada IMO has one of the best geopolitical positions of any country. It’s massive. Has an abundance of resources including oil, fresh water, and arable land. They has a strong friendship with the United States and as climate change continues, more of their northern land will become arable as well as the arctic trade routes becoming more accessible

@j2174

3 жыл бұрын

@@RockSmithStudio Canada and the US are more like frenemies.

Yah! Canada!

I'm surprised there was a lack of mention of Canada's relations with the EU, with Asia, or Latin America. This might be of interest regarding strategic planning: international(dot)gc(dot)ca/about-a_propos/priorities-priorites.aspx

... Nunavut has diamonds, Yukon had the gold rush, the maritimes are leaders in our fishing markets, Manitoba and NWT could possibly be the only « resource poor regions » of Canada. The via train was built, 90% of maple syrup comes from Canada (70% Quebec), climate makes disease hard to spread and our watersheds are cleaner than most countries. Manitoba has the largest caesium deposits, Alberta is booming with oil and the territories make us rich from mining. Since we aren’t reliant on oil for our energy and 80% of our energy is sustainable/renewable, our mining products lead to a stronger economy. The cold never bothered us anyways and the trans Canadian highway and the via train keep us connected. We are isolated to our protector and so there really isn’t any geographic problem.

@nuthhi

3 жыл бұрын

YEEEEEAAAAAH CANADA

Has Canada ever had ocean fleets? Otherwise you cannot conquer California.

@norcanexs.g.llc.4625

8 жыл бұрын

+岡充太郎... Peace keeping countries do not need ocean fleets, they are for war mongers, Canada has never declared war against another state only defended it self! (STAY IN SCHOOL)

@justinbutler5399

8 жыл бұрын

+Norcanex S.G. LLC. that is not true Canada did declare war independently during ww2 and the wars form that time to now as well none we to defend ones self as far as Canadian interests were it was for the defense of others you might want to rethink school as well.

@norcanexs.g.llc.4625

8 жыл бұрын

+Justin Butler do you know why Canada declared war in the first place and why it was declared separate from the British? was it maybe that Canada was still considered to be part of the British empire and declaring war in WWII was only a formality, second Canadian and British relation were not that great and that is why Canada snubbed the British in declaring war later. I am not educated in English but in my language declaring war means starting a war not defending an empire!

@justinbutler5399

8 жыл бұрын

The reason for the independent declaration of war partly because because Canada wanted to be it's own nation yes. however declaring war does not always mean that it started the war. In the case of ww2 it only means Canada joined the war not started it. Also the reason Canada declared war on it's own is after ww1 Canada started to get more freedoms form the British empire being able to declare war on your own and not by British demand, was one said freedom. Canada never had to join in. It was decided by our government at the time to independently join in. For the greater good mind you.

@Rupal1990

8 жыл бұрын

+岡充太郎 Canada had one of the most powerful navies during ww2

I thought Yukon was rich with oil

@naponroy

7 жыл бұрын

It's not being extracted, that's why it's not here.

@darcie853

7 жыл бұрын

extracting it would ruin Aboriginal communities and kill major ocean wildlife that is needed to sustain the arctic...

@jackparker8602

7 жыл бұрын

:P Native communities are the the ones that benefit the most financially speaking the most, ironically.

@darcie853

7 жыл бұрын

either you're being sarcastic or you're unaware of the poverty that Aboriginal communities have endured as a result of the Indian Act and residential schools. In the case of the latter: are you forgetting that all of Canada/America is Indigenous land? The Canadian government is currently compensating native people for stealing native land centuries ago (the financial "benefits" you speak of). I assume you aren't familiar with the native protests going on at Parliament right now during the 150th-anniversary celebration? Perhaps you should educate yourself before publicizing an opinion

@darnleynyirenda8304

6 жыл бұрын

Fuck natives they’re useless

No. In the previous version, we misspelled a word, and we had to correct our mistake.

I really like these...they remind me of a intro for a rts😃.

This accent man....

The USA has a mental challenge.

@ArkansanMan

9 жыл бұрын

Not really, most americans are mentally fine, our leaders are mentally challenged though.

@gravijta936

7 жыл бұрын

I like being mentally challenged! :F

@bobbiusshadow6985

6 жыл бұрын

Imperial America wrong, just look it up

@BlueBird-wb6kb

6 жыл бұрын

Agreed, America still uses the Imperial system

This video incorrectly highlights the groups of provinces and territories that receive transfer payments and the group that provides transfer payments. BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Newfoundland (not highlighted) provide transfer payments while the territories, Manitoba, Ontario (highlighted as a provider), Quebec (not highlighted) and the other maritime provinces receive transfer payments.

@Bdw11

10 жыл бұрын

Now I'm wondering if there are factual errors in the videos on other countries...

@djcmsl

10 жыл бұрын

You are correct, Weezzuul.

@canmoore

9 жыл бұрын

It is a very old representation of the transfer payments. The territories have high amounts of Natural Resource riches, but low population and underdevelopment leave the territories vastly underdeveloped. So they still receive payments. However, Ontario's economy was hit by the downturn in manufacturing. They now receive transfer payments, and Newfoundland who was a perennial "have not" province, thanks to the booming oil sector is now a "Have province" and is giving transfer money to Ontario and among others!!

@mattjollineau5373

9 жыл бұрын

transfer payments are different. What you mean is Equalization payments

Ah! I see. It got me scratching my head. Thanks for answering :)

"Constrained by US interests"? Then he doesn't say anything to substantiate that. Bad video.

@ClarksonsinUSA

10 жыл бұрын

What that means,were in the same boat so to speak....

@ClarksonsinUSA

10 жыл бұрын

***** how old are you????:p

@frunglefraggle3819

9 жыл бұрын

it means we can't just decleare war and invade iceland (nomatter how tempting it might seem >:) and the states wouldn't mind.

@frunglefraggle3819

9 жыл бұрын

Akin Khoo ha (actually the 16th best)

@stubee3924

9 жыл бұрын

***** BS

It would be great if the US and Canada united. They really have A LOT in common, and they would be the largest and most powerful nation on Earth.

@Dan5482

9 жыл бұрын

luuchoo G No, if we united the tendency would be for the strongest and most populated country - the USA - to dominate the union. And we Canadians don't want the failed American system with its gun culture, extreme inequality, no public health care, imperialism, death penalty, nuclear weapons, racial wars, etc... So, thanks, but we prefer to follow an independent path as Canadians.

@Musicharmonys

8 жыл бұрын

Dan5482 That's a bit of the pot calling the kettle black don't you think? Since when wasn't Canada imperialist? The country is situated on land that previously belonged to someone else. You may be a bit nicer, but you colonized your portion of the country as much as we did. As for the healthcare and gun issue, i'm sure those will be taken care of sooner than you think. I love Canadians but you get a bit ridiculous in your exaggerations of the differences between the two countries.

@luuchoo93

8 жыл бұрын

SeDerrick Salone I agree. Canada is just like the US in many many many aspects. Both countries have more in common than their differences.

@MRHAPPYFACE42000

8 жыл бұрын

luuchoo G we shouldnt unite because of what the dan fella said but we should fall under the same banner like NATO but restricted to north america...NACA...North American Continental Alliance would be a alright thing to make

@Musicharmonys

8 жыл бұрын

MRHAPPYFACE42000 The larger states don't totally dominate the smaller ones and i think there is ample room for Canada. I don't even think they need to adopt our laws or anything. Let their laws be sovereign on their side, let ours be on our side. But let's share a common citizenship, infrastructure, ect.

2 questions: 1) So you think in a multipolar world the navies of resource-importing countries like China and India will act in a way to make those imports more expensive? 2) how much of a navy would it take to police pirates from Malacca or Somalia, or to police the corporate pirates who run cheaply maintained cargo ships that pollute and sometimes sink or super-trawlers that are killing the ocean?

I'd argue one detail that might belong in the video is the question of the North West passage which is an interesting question. As the climate changes, the North West Passage's status is going to be challenged - currently it's territorial waters but it could be reclassified as a shipping lane

@alpearson9158

2 жыл бұрын

NOT BY A NATION WITHNNO ICEBREAKERS NOR INTENT TO BUILD THEM

@forgottenfamily

2 жыл бұрын

@@alpearson9158 I am uncertain what position you're arguing. Are you arguing that we can't enforce our territorial rights to the north without the ice breakers? In which case, that's somewhat detached from the topic I'm pointing out. If we're talking about how it couldn't be a shipping lane without ice breakers, my argument was focused around what its status will be in the future as the arctic ice melts in which case the ice breaker question is moot. It's also worth noting that under-investing in ice breakers artificially delays when the North West Passage could be "useful for navigation" delaying when it is at risk of reclassification.

I think you meant "the US' freedom to act is constrained by Canadian interests" :p

So Canada cant do shit without US approval.

@youssef-cp6xu

7 жыл бұрын

Yes you are our bitch always was

@smallpseudonym2844

7 жыл бұрын

1812 would like to have a word with you.

@chrisp187

7 жыл бұрын

I'm sure that's why Canada has retained economic relationships with Cuba and wants to join AIIB.

@BOLPutube

7 жыл бұрын

Small Pseudonym Neither side won that war. Plus, Canada wasn't even a country at the time (still under British control) and the US wasn't the superpower it was today.

@oskarj6311

7 жыл бұрын

FalconBoxe ....no..... no. In 1812 Canada burned the white house I don't think the Canadians got permission for that.

You should have used a better map projection to display Canada without so much distortion. Actually, a perspective projection would have been perfect.

Correction, we got confederation on 1867, we got independence from the British empire with the statute of Westminster in 1931

Canada's freedom to act is hampered by US interests? Care to back that claim up, Mr. Narrator?

@realazduffman

8 жыл бұрын

+Mrpastry909 Did you watch the video? The USA surrounds Canada and has what, 8-10Xs the population? The USA could easily make life very difficult for Canada. Occupation would be hard, but blocking all trade would be easy.

@Mrpastry909

8 жыл бұрын

AZDuffman You have proven that the US is able to hamper Canada's freedom to act. Can you prove that Canada's freedom to act HAS been hampered?

@realazduffman

8 жыл бұрын

Mrpastry909 Canada knows they cannot even try. If Canada tried to do an expeditionary military adventure against USA will, the Canadian Navy would be at the bottom of the sea, That is what the video is saying.

@Mrpastry909

8 жыл бұрын

AZDuffman You're dealing with "if". You have failed to prove how the US has, by actions that have actually happened have hampered Canada's freedom to act.

@realazduffman

8 жыл бұрын

Mrpastry909 You are missing the point. Canada cannot act freely because of the major naval advantage the USA has. A child can see this. Intel is about "if." It would be as if I was in a bar and Ric Flair had his eyes on the same woman I did. I do not need to see if he can kick my ass and deny me the ability to talk to her. I know he can. So I will tread very, very carefully.

Canadian-US Union. Make it happen people!

@marsbolcan9311

8 жыл бұрын

Erm... The US has a larger population.. It's bad enough to have the Canadian Federal Government effecting my province, I doubt any Canadian would want the US to have power over us

@unclestevedidnothingwrong

7 жыл бұрын

Be better just to call it the North-American Union.

@MilanTheAngel

7 жыл бұрын

No

@TheMurrmursonbottle

6 жыл бұрын

The United Republic of Canada and the States? United States of America and Canada? I wonder what we'd call true country if the two joined, or if Canada would simply be annexed and would be split up into more states.

@geoffreybawden6390

6 жыл бұрын

No thanks, I travel a great deal in the US and am surprised that it is still one country given the comments the lack of respect that Americans tend to show each other by region. Canadians have a longer life span (and increasing) while US life spans are falling, infant mortality is higher in the states and life span after 55 is lower. Economic mobility is higher in Canada, ie you have greater opportunity to move from a lower income to a higher one. The Murder and other violent crime rates are much higher in the states. Average incomes are higher in the states but median incomes are roughly the same. US politics is a gong show. What is the argument for a “merger”?

The USA does use the metric system for some things, such as scientific research.

In the hell there are a special boiler for ones who use Mercator projection for polar territories.

Canada became a federation in 1867, but did not become independent then; Britain retained control of Canadian foreign affairs. Following the King-Byng controversy in 1926, Canada led the movement for independence for the Dominions; all the Dominions achieved independence through the Statute of Westminster in 1931.

Wow, it must be pretty brave to live North of the Arctic Circle in Canada!

@alpearson9158

2 жыл бұрын

It is certainly demanding

From what I've heard, you're working on it.

Switching space ships provide actual gain when compared to switching to Metric. As for Syria, what invasion?

You can wear a tshirt in may, Earlier today and last week it was 25 C. Thats about 80+ Fahrenheit

The Arctic and Subarctic as well as the Pacific and Atlantic

We mostly import your oil because we don't want to use our own. Our trade is so big because of our long border, and our friendly relationship, but Canada isn't our only trade partner. We trade with the entire planet. America doesn't get its money from Canada... Money circulates. If you get money from us for one of your products, and then buy something from us; you didn't really give us the money. It circulated.

@TokyoBalletReprise

6 жыл бұрын

Boogie Boo No, because we have the hardest and costliest type of oil, oil sands.

Yes, here in Quebec where I live there is a Separatist party. Quebec is a French Province with an English minority (almost exclusivly in Montreal) and some French want to seperate from Canada. It was much more popular back in the 70s-90s. There were two votes on seperation and in 1995 the "no" vote won by only 1%. But even though the seperatist party is still in power sometimes the liklyhood of speration is small. Young people are to assimilated culturally to ever favor seperation.

Not surprisingly this has the nicest comment section of any of these.

Canada did not gain independence in 1867, we confederated in 1867. Canada gained independence in 1982.

Notice how Baffin Island looks the same as Norway, Finland and Sweden.

Ya man...I was in grade three when the Metric System was brought in....Lemme tell ya, the audlts back then fucken hated it... For 10 years highway speed & food prices were listed in both measures. You could stickers to put over your speedometer for metric equivalents Cigarette packages had metric tables on the back of the push up piece. If your under 40, the imperial system was pretty much phased out of schools. But people today over 40 can think and convert/converse in both systems.

They could have put it in more explicit terms that a province wants to become a separate country!

1:18 "...is exported to US and international markets." The US is an international market.

@hakureishrine

3 жыл бұрын

Semantics. While the US market is the largest it is important to note that other countries in the international market are exported to.

Canada should invest more infastructure.

What's a east coast?

when you hi-light the provinces that receive distribution funds why didnt you hi-light Quebec? They have received more than all the other provinces combined, something like 198 BILLION dollars

Thank you.

Could you do a piece on Canada's relationship with China. The thought that China wants to clear cut the boreal forest is frightening. It would have a major impact on the world's climate.

@alpearson9158

2 жыл бұрын

hmm where did that come from. it's certainly not a Canadian objective

In the late 17th and early 18th centuries, when France dominated western Europe, Canada was in the French Empire; we were in the British Empire during the 19th-century Pax Britannica; and we've been in the US sphere during the 20th-century American supremacy.

I always thought the location of Toronto was water.

I live in Vancouver, Canada. But want to move North.

@ChupachuGames

8 жыл бұрын

+Hilary Benoit glhf

@baussier134

7 жыл бұрын

Why, is so cold!

@Treetops27

7 жыл бұрын

What province is "Canada"?

@hilarybenoit2926

7 жыл бұрын

***** I was trying to type Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.. but my phone took over..

It did technically became independent then, but functionally, it was independant in 1867.

too expensive in this economic situation to possibly switch systems.

I think he just was asking Speedy to learn the system, as it is a non-effective way of getting a point across when nobody understands you. He said nothing about changing signs, speedometers or gas pump dials.

Don't be so Naïve, we are talking about Textbooks for primary, secondary, and post-secondary schools, Traffic Signs across the entire country, Laws and regulations would also have to be changed.

thought this was gonna be a quiz or somthing xd

the British shared technology and strategies with Canada, Canada felt the British as brothers and supported them in conflicts against good and bad, its all about politics.

I am seeing a whole lot of haters in this comment section , so I am going to say this. We are all allied countries(Canada,Australia,America, and Britain since those seem to be the most people speaking here). We share a lot of pop culture and video games. We all know deep down America is the most powerful country militarily. But that doesn't make it ok to argue about it. This is not a history site where you bring up every war from the past 200 years and argue about it. We are all countries allied and at peace if not forever, for a very long time. Why not be like your superiors and be nice to each other? Stop being hostile towards one another and forget your pride.

@realkosherpork9223

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you

Canada we love your resources. We need water . oil . trees. Thank you.

Wait, aren't Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia provinces?

Well said Stratfor....

You can include Ontario in the resource poor provinces now. The Liberal party have killed it.

People are like, why is Canada's population so small? Why do you have all your majors cities in the south? Well, it's because we will die of hypothermia if we live in the North, we already have 8 months of winter and 4 months of "summer" where it still snows in July. Our cities can only hold so many people, look at the maps, the glowy parts were cramed into the only livable areas.

@zonex731

5 жыл бұрын

well ur wrong because in toronto or where i live in it is actually hot in the summer sometimes and it is still really cold in winter. so it really only snows at that time

Just as an example, NASA stated that just switching to Metric for their next spacecraft would cost them over 300 Million dollars.

The collapse of Cod fishing shows how even modern western nations must be careful about managing resources or those dependent economies will flounder.

Well, I learn English and find this video very useful. The pronunciation is clear. I cannot understand only one sentence. It starts at 1:23. The last words of it ar "for Canada". The next sentence is about The Trans Canada Railway. Could anybody help me?

@DG0398

10 жыл бұрын

He says, "Distance and climate are perennial challenges for Canada."

wht hapen to north is nt part of canada no informatoin..

I found a mistake in this video, you stated that Canada gained its independence from Great Britain in 1867. In 1867, Canada was born since upper and lower Canada confederated forming a country still under British rule. We got our independence from the UK in 1981 when we just asked for it. I hope that helps anybody who didn't know.

@alpearson9158

2 жыл бұрын

Canada no longer waited for Westminster after 1931 and proved that at the commitment to ww 2 in 1939 as we did not enter the war as some other commonwealth nations on Sept. 3,1939. Canada , Australia and New Zealand all entered shortly thereafter to make sure everyone realized their independance. Seeing a need was developing in Europe was pretty obvious. Just think if the U S had entered in say 1940 the European war would have been shortened by at least 18 months and Japan, seeing the war effort in the U S, would never have attacked Pearl Harbor. doesn't take much to alter history does it ?

Wanna foot the bill? 1 Trillion sounds about the right number

There is no distinction. Canada is one of the major figure-heads of the Anglo-American English speaking global commercial and military empire, along with Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and Singapore.

I dont like the idea that most world maps are still shown in the Mercator format, they are misleading of the geographic expanse of land masses. Geography by definition does not encompass political divisions and yet this is what is presented to us.

It annoys me to no end that a think-tank group, as this appears to be, would use the Mercator projection for its maps, as though this is still the 1950s. It is just poor thinking on a presentational level.

Only when the USA changes to the Metric system will it be allowed to Annex Canada