Why Canada and the U.S. Should Merge, Eh? – WSJ.com

When Americans think about Canada they usually think of us as the nice, predictable guy next door who never plays his stereo too loud. Even Rob Ford, clean image.

But Americans shouldn’t just think more about Canada. They should consider building on the two countries’ free-trade deal and forming a more perfect North American union. It is past time for the U.S. and Canada to eliminate their border—either by creating a customs and monetary union or, more radically, by merging outright into a single nation-state or a European Union-style partnership.

Such a merger makes perfect sense. No two countries on Earth are as socially and economically integrated as the U.S. and Canada. They share geography, values and a gigantic border. Their populations study, travel and do business together and intermarry in great numbers. If they were corporations (or European states), they would have merged a long time ago. And each has what the other needs: The U.S. has capital, manpower, technology and the world’s strongest

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