If Canada and the U.S.A. were one country, would the U.S. still?

Question

claim that the Northwest Passage was international waters ?

Answer 1

who knows.  that will never happen and im not going to think about it to much.

Answer 2

Your Canadian vs America questions lead me to believe you are either 13 years old or have a bad case of low self-esteem.

Answer 3

I hope not. After we built and maintained the Panama Canal for a century, it seem kind of ridiculous that we now have to pay to go through it. Canada should not fall to political BS disguising pure greed. I'm a US citizen too.

Answer 4

There is no way Canada and the US will become one country, so I will not answer your question on that basis.  I am Canadian, and I will fight to my dying breath any attempt to create that situation.  If the American South thinks they had a problem with northern carpetbaggers, think of the hordes of folks who would flood this section of North America and s***w up the environment.

The Northwest Passage has come into prominence of late because of global warming and the strong possibility that it will be a year round, ice-free passage between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.  This would create a shorter shipping route between East and West rather than the more expensive Panama Canal.  As a Canadian, I believe it would be best to make it international waters. It would be stupid for Canada to try and claim 100% ownership thru the World Court and drag out the ltigation for years to come.  All nations would benefit, therefore there should be an international agreement with Canada and the US designated as the principal stewarts of the passage.

Answer 5

You know i'm not sure so could you tell me what the northwest passage is. I bet the U.S. would still claim it like my illegal brothers claim this land. They have been here since the U.S was created dude.

Answer 6

That's an interesting question. On one hand, maybe we would want to open it up for the world to use. On the other hand, maybe we would want to control it for ourselves. I think it is technically considered international water. Either way, I can understand why Canada wants sovereignty over it. The U.S.A. does not recognize it as Canadian water though. I don't think opening up the NW passage would pose some sort of threat to Canada. It is only open for a few days in the summer anyway and it probably won't be very busy.