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by shiroiuma 902 days ago
No, Canada doesn't have those things, namely arable land. Much of Canadian land is wasteland, too cold for much agricultural use. Its economy isn't that large either (much less population), and its currency isn't a major currency worldwide.
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Canada has fertile farmland below about the 53 parallel. It’s massive.
Its does - still colder, less fertile, and less sunny than the US Midwest, and hardly comparable to the California Central Valley.
The Central Valley is not naturally fertile