Merc, and those consequences will also affect us as Canadians.

Anybody that thinks that we are not going to be massively effected by what happens south is not aware of the biggest free world trading union on the planet. Where we have to move faster is in the pursuit of more economic ties to Asia. I don't know if everyone has noticed the recent real estate strength in Canada. I have heard it is mostly due to the loosening of Visa requirements allowing Chinese nationals the ability to travel more freely. The Chinese love Canada and I believe the plan is for the Chinese government to use Chinese citizens abroad to form business relationships with their host countries. The chinese government has a couple trillion US dollars to spend and what better way to start spending it than through the hands of business people stationed abroad. OMO