Grapefruits Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 Poll: Should Canada buy Detroit? By David Weisz Global News View Larger Map Above: The future city of Windsor-Detroit TORONTO – Detroit made history Thursday afternoon becoming the largest city in U.S. history to file for bankruptcy. If the bankruptcy filing is approved, the city’s assets may be liquidated in a massive auction to repay the city’s estimated $14-20 billion debt. But rather than seeing the former hub of North America’s automotive industry picked clean by creditors, Global News puts forth another suggestion: What if Canada just buys Detroit? The Good More sports franchises! If Canada were to embark on such a path, we’d need a few assurances: namely, the Detroit Red Wings, Detroit Pistons and Detroit Lions would be crucial to the deal. Not only would the Lions become Canada’s first NFL team, but if the Toronto Maple Leafs are any indication, professional sports becomes a license to print money once it crosses the 49th parallel (and is positioned close to Toronto). Also, Canadians are getting a tired of ‘Chavril’ and ‘Bieber Fever’ – the following musicians would instantly up Canada’s music credibility:Jack WhiteIggy PopEminemStevie WonderSmokey Robinson The Bad The FBI recorded 15,245 instances of violent crime in Detroit in 2011, including 344 instances of murder and non-negligent manslaughter. For context, that’s more than double the homicide rate for the entire province of Ontario (which had just 161 recorded homicides in 2011). What do you think – should we embrace the future city of Windsor-Detroit? Answer in the poll below. With files from The Associated Press http://globalnews.ca...da-buy-detroit/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yogolol Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 why didnt you make this a poll? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neversummer Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 Never thought of that option. Since this is a hockey forum, what would happen to the Red Wings? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Heffy Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 Well if Harper continues his expansion of the prison system, we'll need some criminals. Better the actual criminals in Detroit instead of letting Harper make up more ridiculous laws to imprison innocent Canadians. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkeeterHansen Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 Can...can we do that?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smashian Kassian Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 That would be awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombieksa Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 It would make the busiest trade route between Canada and the USA easier to deal with. I live in Windsor and traffic around the Ambassador Bridge is... tedious. While the need to travel over the bridge would remain there would no longer be border patrol directly at the bridge so upon travelling over the bridge Transports could get to the edge of Detroit before needing to clear customs and all the local traffic (workers crossing the border to get to work) would no longer have their daily lives interrupted by randomized vehicle searches and long lines. Plus... Redwings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuckin_futz Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 You'd have to be off your rocker to even consider this. In terms of an unproductive, mooching, welfare case. Detroit would make the province of Quebec seem attractive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 America will NEVER yield territory. Even if the territory is a ghost town. I'd rather we buy Point Roberts. But that won't happen either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoreanHockeyFan Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 Don't we already have to deal with Quebec? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhippy Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 If you take away the crime and obscene amount of debt absolutely. Although knowing how things are in the US and Canada, it would be easier to educate, re-educate or at least employ the currently described "undesirable and impoverished" of the Detroit area. My suggestion Purchase Detroit and surrounding area, employ the now hundreds of thousands of unemployed and able Canadians with a massive rebuilding project of vital infrastructure, most importantly rail. By Building high speed rails across the aging 401 area and most importantly building a high speed rail system from Thunder Bay to Calgary twinned with nearby infrastructure like ceramic sleeved bitumen and LNG pipelines transmission lines and such, we would basically revitalize the entire country. Put the big 3 auto makers into employing and building vehicles again in the southern Ontario area as well and employ tens of thousands more which would also drop the price of new vehicles in Canada via lower PDI and transport fees. Working in Europe, Australia and China I can attest as anyone else should be able to. High speed rail is essential to a growing country and helps with everything. China just completed over $100 billion in high speed rail and in grid lines across the country. Japan has done the same. Sweden, Switzerland Germany France Spain and the UK as well as Australia all have high speed rail lines. just seems like a common sense idea is all. Can employ hundreds of thousands in labour, skilled labour and trades positions. When is that ever a bad thing? And we get the Red Wings, Tigers, Lions and Pistons as well as a few other solid additions and maybe just maybe later on a decade or two down the road when the work is moving from cross country to in city and provincial infrastructure upgrades. We can have Mike Gillis trade a now debt free and happily employed Detroit 2nd round pick and the Big 3 for Alaska Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baka Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 It's like walking into a dealership and saying I want this car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuckin_futz Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 And we get the Red Wings, Tigers, Lions and Pistons as well as a few other solid additions and maybe just maybe later on a decade or two down the road when the work is moving from cross country to in city and provincial infrastructure upgrades. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhippy Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 You wouldn't get the Pistons. They play in Auburn Hills. That's about 40 miles outside of Detroit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keslerific Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 Go Halifax Redwings! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rampage Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 Our crime rate would be atleast doubled if we take in Detriot. (not accurate I know but still) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etsen3 Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 Sure, but they have to take Quebec off our hands in return. Kind of like a salary dump. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackberries Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 not sure if you were serious when you made this post but if you would have paid attention in social studies, land has to be annexed by their federal government before becoming part of another country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danthecanucksfan Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 Yes! And then Canada has another hockey team, hopefully the coyotes will eventually make their way into Canada as well haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frontier Psychiatrist Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 Metro Detroit is hugely important in the US' economy. Claiming inner-city Detroit wouldn't ever be possible. Other than nearly every other thread in Off-topic, nothing screams 'not sure if serious' like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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