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Should Canada unhitch its American wagon?

Should Canada unhitch its wagon from the United States? A growing number of Canadians seem to think so. Polls show that a striking number of us view our giant neighbour as an irresponsible, even dangerous, superpower. The war in Iraq, Guantanamo Bay, Hurricane Katrina, President George W. Bush - all these have served to alienate Canadians (and others around the world) from a country that used to be an admired friend and ally. Meanwhile, the economic troubles south of the border - corporate corruption, the subprime mortgage crisis, the rising threat of recession - have made the United States look like an unreliable economic partner, too. So if the United States is in decline, both as a world leader and a trading partner, shouldn't Canada think about hedging its bets by...


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