Yeah. ZERO chance Canada becomes a state, or ten states. We'd be Snowy Puerto Rico.
Yeah, that guy kitted out in body armour carrying a massive cockrifle is just a secretary, bro. Helping with the paperwork, brah.
Tldr be nice to Nazis so the proles don't think you're a dick
They really did! Starship could be a similar leap, if it pans out. It would be an incredible jump in launch capacity and a dramatic drop in price.
A few, maybe. One just means you have to use it or lose it, I think. One is very different from several.
Dandelions have been a companion to humans since the beginning. Through thick and thin, they've followed us, supported us, and this is how we repay them.
Ditto mason jar vacuum sealer. So convenient!
Maybe. Not convinced it'd be best for Canada, though. I think California would be better as an independent country that we could then negotiate with on more or less equal footing.
You bring up an interesting issue with equalization payments. California would be a "Have" province and hefty transfer payments would probably be expected.
But mostly, I'm just concerned that California would immediately become the dominant political entity in Confederation. Right now, the centre of the world is basically Toronto. Suddenly, the financial, technological, and industrial centre of Canada would all be in California. I can't see that going super well. People and businesses would migrate en masse. It could lead to an impoverishment of other Canadian provinces as the capital all moves to California.
Population, GDP, culture.. Canada would be eaten alive by California. They wouldn't change. We would.
FVO readable for future me, it's not so bad. I don't have to worry about other people so much. :)
Inert silicon, might as well be forever!
I would like to cordially invite him to poop out his own liver. Either interpretation of that phrase is fine.