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by toomuchtodo 153 days ago
Canada will not invade allies and will adhere to the rule of law. Their forward looking economics are more favorable as they strengthen ties with China and Europe. By decoupling from the US, their economic risk declines, and their sovereign debt risk is downstream of that.
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Under current conditions, though, they may be invaded and/or annexed. That's a risk.
That's one way to invite asymmetric warfare[1] on the mainland - the border with Canada is something that mostly exists on maps.

1. As recently wargamed by the Canadian military.

I'm remembering an old painting, and briefly wondered if we'd see a repeat: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:The_President%27s_House_b...

Then I remembered the building works, and thought "If it happened, how would anyone even notice?"

This has nothing to do with Canada's political stability.