[owowow]

You did portray Canada joining the United States as having no downsides for any individual person in Canada:

>Canada could theoretically increase their GDP and literally everyone of them would be a several shades richer immediately by 'joining the USA'

[jariel]

Indicating that Canadians would gain in GDP if they joined the US doesn't remotely imply 'no downsides', or frankly anything else about the issue.

[owowow]

Not everyone in Canada would be "several shades richer" if Canada were to join the USA. Most farmers would end up destitute.