Originally Posted by Mutt

I told you why, American politics and their economy matter to Canadians. Do you think an invisible dotted border on a map matters if there's a nuclear attack on the US or if the US economy collapses? Also, US politics now plays out like entertainment, people watch it for that reason too. Canadian politics is boring, the political parties in reality don't vary much ideologically. A right wing Conservative in Canada is a moderate Democrat in the US. 90% of Canadians would be Democrats.