http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2013...-trillion/
So, two Canadian finance geeks got together to calculate the value of a unification between the United States and Canada using typical mergers and acquisitions methodology. They used variables like population, GDP, energy reserves, arable land and so on. The upshot was:
-In the event of a merger, and assuming "one person, one vote" in the new country, Canada would need to be paid out US$ 17 trillion.
- This translates to nearly US$ 500,000 per Canadian.
I know this idea of the US and Canada merging has been floated before, especially when Quebec seceding was a real possibility some decades ago, but this is the first I have heard about it in recent years.
What do the Americans and Canadians on the board think about the wisdom and probability of a merging of the two countries? For my part, I don't think the countries and people are all that different (saying this this really irks a lot of Canadians by the way) and wouldn't be completely against the idea. Especially if there was $500,000 in the deal...
So, two Canadian finance geeks got together to calculate the value of a unification between the United States and Canada using typical mergers and acquisitions methodology. They used variables like population, GDP, energy reserves, arable land and so on. The upshot was:
-In the event of a merger, and assuming "one person, one vote" in the new country, Canada would need to be paid out US$ 17 trillion.
- This translates to nearly US$ 500,000 per Canadian.
I know this idea of the US and Canada merging has been floated before, especially when Quebec seceding was a real possibility some decades ago, but this is the first I have heard about it in recent years.
What do the Americans and Canadians on the board think about the wisdom and probability of a merging of the two countries? For my part, I don't think the countries and people are all that different (saying this this really irks a lot of Canadians by the way) and wouldn't be completely against the idea. Especially if there was $500,000 in the deal...