Canada is currently sitting in an economic catastrophe, our unemployment is high,
production low, and our deficit is increasing at a rapid pace. We are one of the few
first world countries, and we need to strengthen our economy. Once we fortify our
economy, our geopolitical role will increase. Geopolitics is defined as the study of a
two-way relationship between political beliefs and actions on one side and any of
the usual concerns of geography on the other. As we move into the future, our
geopolitical role may be broken down into many groups. As we can tackle the
burden alone, we must join forces, and increase our geopolitical role.
As we administer towards the future, the concept of acting locally has slowly
dissipated, and acting globally has emerged distinctly. "One word constantly
encountered in any decision about the 1990s is 'global'". We must all work together
by shattering the trade boundaries, and acting as one. Currently, we are seeing
concrete steps forward, as Mexico, United States and Canada are almost finished the
signing of NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement). With this trade
agreement, all three countries (Mexico, United States, and Canada) will virtually
become one of the best trading partners in the world. With the vast differences that
exist in the demographics, all three countries will find that trading with each other
will bring prominent economic reform. Canadian and American capital, technology,
and management expertise, will create many jobs for everyone, hence raising the
standard of living. The Canadians speciality in financial services, software, and
infrastructure will have wondrous impact on Mexico.
With the Americans and Canadians help in vitalizing Mexico, l strongly believe we
will all become one single country in the future. Since the United States is the
strongest of all three, the new country will be named the United States of North
America. Becasue the United States is currently the biggest and only superpower of
the world, the addition of Canada (vast resources and open land), and Mexico
(substantial labour power), the United States of North America will be one of the
largest dominating forces in the world. However, this will not be used against the
other countries unjustly, but harmoniously. Moreover, we will not be the only
countries of present day to join together, as many countries around the globe will
do the same. This will help us erupt out of our boundaries and help all nations of
the world. 90% of the world's total aid is given by first world countries. "the reasons
range from a desire to win political friends, to increase domestic business and to
relieve guilt over the First World's inequitable use of the world's resources and its
colonial interventions of the past." (World Prospects 1987) I believe that the first
world countries have a responsibility to aid the less fortunate, because we hold
most of the resources and wealth. In the future, former Canada, Mexico, and the
United States will introduce new technology, infrastructure, and medicine to these
countries, helping them achieve first or second world status.
Since USNA (United States of North America) will have erased the borders, l believe
that we will produce more advanced technological products, and will allow more
manufactured goods from other countries to enter tariff free, allowing us for
cheaper products without hurting our own industries.
The USNA's will introduce policies on birth control around the world, and educate
the importance of limiting birth. This will be very important, because our earth has
finally reached its full capacity. Another way that we can help, is allowing
immigrants from other countries to migrate in our open lands to the north (former
Canada).
The Environment is becoming ever so important, as we are destroying our ozone,
creating massive heaps of garbage, demolishing our rainforests, industrial pollution,
and much more. A world wide attempt shall be made by all countries which will be
enforced by USNA. Strict laws will be passed, and large industries will make a valiant
effort to control their pollution, as well as helping others realize their destruction to
earth. Industries must contribute, because they have tremendous powers in the
economy, and political decisions.
As we lead ourselves into the future, Canada's geopolitical role will be shared with
the United States, and Mexico, after the signing of USNA. The geopolitical role of
USNA will include free trade, migration, population policies, environmental reform,
foreign aid, as well as energy development, resource use and territorial control.
USNA will harmoniously create a world in which united efforts will have linked all the
countries in the world to become one. This will be a difficult and lengthy task which
may take many years. Until that time, their geopolitical role in the future will see
that all the nations of the world, work to combat pollution, introduce new trading
zones, lessening the gap of the rich and poor, so that poverty will not exist, and
introducing methods of birth control that will please everbody.