Tory MP Pushes plan for new Canadian territory/province in Caribbean - Polidicks

[url]http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2013/07/02/turks-and-caicos-canadian-province-goldring_n_3536143.html?ir=Canada+Politics[/url] [QUOTE]It may seem far-fetched, but Conservative MP Peter Goldring believes Turks and Caicos, an archipelago of 40 small islands stretching some 600 square kilometres, could one day become this nation’s 11th province. And he’s been doing his part to make that happen. The idea of the British Overseas Territory joining the Great White North is not a new one. In 1917, prime minister Robert Borden tried to persuade Great Britain to let us annex the lands, but was given the brush-off. In 1974, a private member’s bill from NDP MP Max Saltsman examining annexation of the Turks also failed. And, according to The Globe and Mail, the Turks and Caicos Islands sent a "serious offer" to discuss joining Canada in the 1980s, but it was "politely ignored" Goldring told the Post’s Tristin Hopper that a Caribbean province could mean development of a strategic, deep-water trading port for Canada and do wonders for national unity. "Canadians holiday north and south, they don’t holiday east and west," he said. "So we don’t get a chance to meet and greet each other on a regular basis. Wouldn't it be wonderful to have a common destination in the south?" [IMG]http://i.huffpost.com/gen/1223954/thumbs/s-TURKS-AND-CAICOS-PETER-GOLDRING-large.jpg?6[/IMG][IMG]http://imageshack.us/scaled/modthumb/194/0tkj.jpg[/IMG] [/QUOTE] Cool but adding a corrupt backwards country full of poor people to Canada sounds like a costly bad idea.

I'd love a tropical province, I'd move there so quickly.

Hey, the yanks did get Alaska. And if the people there find it beneficial to become a part of Canada, we'd be glad to welcome them.

[QUOTE=archangel125;41323323]Hey, the yanks did get Alaska. And if the people there find it beneficial to become a part of Canada, we'd be glad to welcome them.[/QUOTE] They've been rejected quite alot so I doubt we welcome them.

Strange, but interesting idea though.

If this goes through then the seperationists have lost all basis of argumentation.

You think WestJet would offer a decent travel package?

Tourism and development and stuff.

Apparently this is a pipe dream that Canadians keep bringing up but nobody in the Turks and Caicos really wants it or has even heard of the plan anymore.

I'd move there if that happened.

As someone who's lived in the Bahamas for nearly 10 years, this would be a bad idea. There's a lot of poverty and crime in the tropics. All they show on TV is the small little bits of tourist areas.

[QUOTE=Tarzy;41324680]As someone who's lived in the Bahamas for nearly 10 years, this would be a bad idea. There's a lot of poverty and crime in the tropics. All they show on TV is the small little bits of tourist areas.[/QUOTE] That shit wouldn't fly in a Canadian province.

[QUOTE=laserguided;41324698]That shit wouldn't fly in a Canadian province.[/QUOTE] Hugs and donuts for all!

If they're annexed; a huge trickle of idiotic immigrants would no doubt occur.

[QUOTE=Rangergxi;41323282][URL]http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2013/07/02/turks-and-caicos-canadian-province-goldring_n_3536143.html?ir=Canada+Politics[/URL] Cool but adding a corrupt backwards country full of poor people to Canada sounds like a costly bad idea.[/QUOTE] I don't think taking in Turks and Caicos could be too bad, and might not cost as much as you are thinking. They have only 45000 people, the unemployment rate is only 5.4%, minimum wage is already 5.00$ per hour, schooling is already free and mandatory, the land mass is only small and like said in the article it could add various strategic ports. It's risky, but has the potential to be beneficial and nice in the long run. This is my uneducated opinion however, feel free to correct me because I can see me being wrong.

[QUOTE=Tarzy;41324680]As someone who's lived in the Bahamas for nearly 10 years, this would be a bad idea. There's a lot of poverty and crime in the tropics. All they show on TV is the small little bits of tourist areas.[/QUOTE] So it's like Manitoba. There's Winnipeg. Then the rest of the province is indian reserve ghetto, mosquitoes, or nothing really all that interesting.

This sounds a lot more viable then that idea to annex Florida.

[QUOTE=DaCommie1;41328342]This sounds a lot more viable then that idea to annex Florida.[/QUOTE] please do that too

Maybe fix the shit that's wrong in the provinces and territories we already have before adding a new one that's worse off than anywhere in Canada except the most ghetto reserves.

[QUOTE=pentium;41328296]So it's like Manitoba. There's Winnipeg. Then the rest of the province is indian reserve ghetto, mosquitoes, or nothing really all that interesting.[/QUOTE] The population of Northern Manitoba and Saskatchewan seems to double every summer just from American tourists so it can't be that uninteresting They come here to camp and fish and generally be a menace on the roads with their massive RVs

It would be nice for them because the minimum wage would go up and welfare and shit but taxes would also increase heavily, I am sure it's not going to happen just pick the warmest place in canada and invest in summer tourism there

[QUOTE=person11;41329987] just pick the warmest place in canada and invest in summer tourism there[/QUOTE] Nova Scotia has the warmest year round temps

make some artificial beaches and build hotels and casinos and advertise it i guess unless the warmest year round temps are like 60 F

[QUOTE=Charchar;41326088]If they're annexed; a huge trickle of idiotic immigrants would no doubt occur.[/QUOTE] Don't you think that's a little harsh? They probably just want a change from the frigid environment.

[QUOTE=Mingebox;41330426]Don't you think that's a little harsh? They probably just want a change from the frigid environment.[/QUOTE] Hoping for sarcasm

[QUOTE=person11;41330221]make some artificial beaches and build hotels and casinos and advertise it i guess unless the warmest year round temps are like 60 F[/QUOTE] Warmest year round temperature doesn't mean warm just less cold than the rest of Canada

[QUOTE=Liem;41331511]Warmest year round temperature doesn't mean warm just less cold than the rest of Canada[/QUOTE] Well 60F would be about the yearly average for Victoria, BC

I live on Cape Breton Island (it's in NS) and it's 32 C here today.

[QUOTE=Zeke129;41332251]Well 60F would be about the yearly average for Victoria, BC[/QUOTE] 15ºC sounds about right, It's pretty mild here.

[QUOTE=HybridTheroy;41332308]I live on Cape Breton Island (it's in NS) and it's 32 C here today.[/QUOTE] Same in Toronto.