USA-Canada relationship

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Since we went to North America last year, we decided to offer you a debate about North American relations (between the USA and Canada), that is to say a perspective on the partnerships, and exchanges between the USA and Canada. We often talk about the USA, but not very often of its neighbor. It is now important to discover this very special relationship between the two giants. Their relationship is one of the closest in the world, as it is built on mutual dependence, common language, and history as part of the new world. However we must mention that Canada is still a part of the Commonwealth, under the reign of Queen Elizabeth II. She appoints a Governor General, who is her representative (or, of the UK). In spite of this, Canada is a federal parliamentary democracy, governed by a prime minister. This position is currently occupied by Stephen Harper. The government runs the country, in an independent way. The border originated with the Treaty of Paris in 1783, but there were a lot of quarrels about it. Nevertheless, we will not talk about the wars in the early years (such as the 1812 war) in this paper, and concentrate instead on the modern relationship.

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[...] Education. - The cost of studying in the US is very high. For a college graduate in a private and well-known university, you may pay an amount such as $ a year, not included your everyday life! Many American citizens can't afford to pay that amount of money. Since there are facilities for them to cross the boarder, an increasing number of young Americans choose to go to Canada to benefit from a high education at a lower price: -For instance, one of the young American I met goes to McGill Canada. [...]

[...] She appoints a general governor, who's her representative of the UK). But Canada is a federal parliamentary democracy, governed by a prime minister, currently Stephen Harper. The government does run the country, in an independent way. The border originated with the Treaty of Paris in 1783, but there were a lot of quarrels about it. Nevertheless, we won't talk about the wars in early years (such as the 1812 war), to concentrate ourselves on the modern relationship. The example figures are striking: USA seem bigger in every field except for the national area. [...]

[...] Granatsein. So the two countries may have kind of important disagreements. Anne-Sophie, Do you know the percentage of resources? We will talk at the end watching the final debate on oil dependence. Alaska was a very important territory! The Arctic: a current disagreement. long-simmering dispute between Canada and the U.S. involves the issue of Canadian sovereignty over the Northwest Passage (the sea passages in the Arctic). Canada asserts that theNorthwest Passage represents internal waters, and has been challenged by other countries. [...]

[...] With this advantage, Canada maintains a power on its huge neighbour. Two special Social issues reliance Healthcare It is commonly known that the USA doesn't offer a universal healthcare system. People have a pay for a private insurance, or they depend on Medicare or Medicaid, specific programs for poor people or elderly. This issue was a topic in the latest presidential debate. (passer le morceau du débat) But why Canada seems offering a better healthcare system? Why McCain talks about Canada? [...]

[...] - Trudeau compared the relationship like “sleeping with an elephant. No matter how friendly and even-tempered is the beast, if I can call it that, one is affected by every twitch and grunt.” Trudeau (Prime Minister in the 1970's). - Highest point of the quarrel: Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, speaking in the Soviet Union in 1971, said that the overwhelming American presence posed danger to our national identity from a cultural, economic and perhaps even military point of view." Nixon responded in Ottawa in 1972, declaring that the special relationship between Canada and the United States was dead and Canada could not expect to continue to receive special economic favors. [...]