Thanks For The Excellent Posts Marcos.
I hope more folks join in and contribute over time.
I have been giving this thought recently due to a number of global situations that are unfolding and will likely bring more attention to this issue in the future.
Firstly...Australia.They had a vote (again) recently and declined to go it alone by only a narrow margin.I say narrow because if conditions were not as good at the time,the outcome may have been different.They are probably the best country to compare with,and I?m sure it will come up again there.
Secondly..The EU.It is becoming evident that the Brits are moving towards joining the continentals.There has been quite a bit of foot dragging on their part in the past,as an alternative may have been to join NAFTA.The overtures these days are giving different signals though.This alone should cause many folks to consider where members,such as Canada,stand to benefit further from the current relationship as it stands, purely from an economic perspective.
Thirdly...Quebec.Were Canada to re-evaluate it current position within the Commonwealth , I believe the folks in Quebec who want to separate would be less idealist towards the current loyalist attitude and build stronger nationalist ties based on Common interests,rather than English-French history in this country.
Fourthly...Canada.It appears that Canada is moving away from an immigration base predominantly from the Commonwealth.This can be witnessed in all of major cities these days, where multicultural co-habitation is the norm.I believe the loyalties you refer to are being diluted and we are moving towards a greater identity from regions that hadn't existed before.
Fifthly...The USA.We are on a steady path towards cultural and economic assimilation with our friends to the South.As a matter of fact,there are those who now are beginning to consider " openly " the possibility of tying our currency to that of the US,our largest trading partner by far.This in itself calls into question the images currently displayed on the coin of the realm.I think our younger people would agree,that were it not for the Educational Curriculum, they would have little knowledge and less in common with the British today than the ever present US influence.
So these are just a few things I've been thinking of and welcome any and all discussion.I hold no carved in stone position on the matter,but I'm sure I'm not the first to bring the subject up.As a matter of fact,I recently had the opportunity to work with quite a few folks from across the pond,and to be quite honest, found I had little in common with them compared to those from the US.I don't think I am alone here either.
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