President Donald Trump’s bold and unconventional geopolitical ideas—ranging from annexing Canada to abandoning Ukraine—spark debate over whether they represent strategic genius or reckless ambition.

What About Saskatchewan?

First, Donald Trump is a crackerjack business dealer, but five minutes of geography would help him understand that Canada has ten provinces, one bigger than Texas. The new US of A could benefit from having 60 states rather than 50. Since all the provinces except one (Quebec) speak predominantly English, the language barrier does not seem so big. Culturally, there would be a lot of adjusting, but since the U.S. and Canada have been friends for so long, Trump’s idea has the ring of genius. That is, if the majority of the Canadian and American people want such a superstate. Interestingly, the combined potential of a BIGGER U.S.A. would equal the current GDP of China, Russia, and India. This, of course, negates the apparent possibility of a fully developed Russia.

On the upside for the U.S., Canada produces about 60 much-needed minerals. The country is among the top five global producers of diamonds, gemstones, gold, indium, niobium, platinum group metals, titanium concentrate, uranium, and aluminum. Canada also has 10% of the world’s proven oil reserves, 3rd behind Venezuela and Saudi Arabia. The country is also the 5th largest producer of natural gas. For the Canadians, their becoming a part of the U.S. would immediately meld their 2.4 trillion dollar GDP with America’s 27 trillion dollar output. The idea of the U.S. annexing Canada is not Donald Trump’s invention. Since America’s independence from Great Britain, various annexationist groups and popular figures have striven to see part or all........

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