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There's basically zero chance of this happening.
Never say never.
If you told me that Donald Trump would be President and that he would threaten Greenland and Canada, I would have called you insane.
And yet here we are.
It was pretty clear to me that Trump would likely become president, and there's very little to be surprised about the US retrenching and trying to secure resources right now. Seems to me that you just haven't been paying attention to what's actually going on in the world.
that was very predictable, the us is a rabid fascist dog, canada is a vassal state, it won't do anything daddy usa doesnt tell it to do.
Agreed. My workplace is practically drowning in Microsoft apps and our IT department has actually- where I've been able to see it happen- asked copilot for answers to incredibly basic things. None of them are going to be interested in thinking about switching. And despite all the talk about retaliation, I have zero faith in our country making any material change. They're simply too enamoured with US corporations.
Exactly, and it would be a monumental project that would take years to do even if there was will to do it. Canada is entirely dependent on the US in terms of tech, and that's not going to change any time soon.