This US City Could Be Sold To Canada

Point Roberts may be sold to Canada. In fact, Point Roberts, WA is only part of the US due to a mapping error that occurred when America’s borders were being made. Now, the recent border closure has many residents trapped. Come with us as we explore this unique accident and the fascinating community that came from it.
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[@OfftheCuff_Series]

What do YOU think should happen?

[@ossumopossum]

Bye Felisha.... But really, this community needs help RN

[@akapunishment]

Angle Inlet is in the same situation. Small piece of the U.S. surrounded on three sides by water and the fourth is Canada.

[@PhilipPetrunak]

Canada should annex it. Turn the green lands into a park. Put in protects to make sure people's property taxes don't go up.

[@rh451]

Washington State should run one of its ferries there until the border reopens.

[@decus9544]

Whatever the residents want, if they want to join Canada, then welcome! If not, well, then all the best in the US.

[@Pisti846]

Can you imagine: Birth Certificate: Point Roberts, USA Death Certificate: Point Roberts, Canada Without ever leaving!

[@darkmater4tm]

There used to be a time when that was quite common for border regions. They would change hands more than once in fact.

[@outremer91]

Born: Moscow, USSR Die: Moscow, Russian Federation

[@istvankovats8541]

There is this joke about a hungarian city called Ungvár (uzhgorod now). -My grandmother was born in Hungary, went to school in Czechoslovakia, married in the Soviet Union and passed away in Ukraine. -She liked to travel then? -No, she never left her hometown of Ungvár!

[@Grimmbros1214]

that's true of a lot of places. You could be born in Tonj, Sudan, and die in Tonj, South Sudan, due to a new country forming there in 2011. You could be born in Moscow, Russian Empire, in Moscow, Soviet Union, due to a change in national government in 1922. There are actually a surprising number of ways that could happen once you think about it.

[@GabFrrost]

Usual thing in Europe. Person born in 1918. Split, Austro-Hungary, than royal Yugoslavia, later Italy, than fascist Croatia, than communist Yugoslavia, than democratic Croatia...

[@Slippin_Jimmy_]

"Since I'm on camera, I never go across." I feel that.

[@indexoptions]

you know that guy knows he knows.

[@OfftheCuff_Series]

😂

[@makbuljafar3408]

🤭😂

[@graham1034]

Growing up by the us/canada border we used to frequently cross the open border. I haven't done that since 9/11 though

[@bigdeal39]

😂

[@montgomerybojangles8644]

eh! put those berries back, you didn't pay duties on that agricultural produce.

[@OfftheCuff_Series]

heheheheh

[@Tumbleweed-vh4pt]

I guess you would have to regurgitate them on the border.

[@SilverBullet93GT]

@@OfftheCuff_Series in Canada we laugh like this: eheheheheh :)

[@BlackEpyon]

Blackberries? They're a weed that takes over everything. A very tasty weed, very good for canning and juicing, but a weed none the less.

[@JeromeDukes]

@@BlackEpyon Can you smoke it?

[@samkuhn1010]

Visiting Point Roberts had always been on my bucket list after I started traveling for work back in the late 1980s. I was working near Delta, BC back in 2018 and always wanted to visit Point Roberts. I found it surreal when I crossed the border being a US citizen. Point Roberts was quaint and charming. I’m glad I had a chance to visit! Godspeed to all the residents of Point Roberts!

[@OfftheCuff_Series]

Glad you were able to visit! It really is a fascinating place

[@vishred2899]

Im from Vancouver and totally forgot how the border closure must've affected our friends in Point Roberts. I would have thought the Government certainly made some exception. That really sucks.

[@OfftheCuff_Series]

Interesting isn’t it?

[@venus_envy]

@@OfftheCuff_Series Yeah, they need to pass through Canada to get to school in mainland Washington (so I've read). I always thought they ought to just go to school in Tsawwassen or something, but I guess Americans don't want a Canadian education, which makes sense for some subjects. Plus there's the issue of taxes, although there are so few people in PR I don't think it'd be that bad for Canada to just give the services for free, as a Canadian I wouldn't complain.

[@AH-xb7eb]

@@venus_envy It's not that Americans don't want a Canadian education, it's simply a legal problem.

[@kungfuu225]

us gov should have made arrangements for water delivery of supplies and needed people / issue resolution

[@mrAZcardinal]

Government is never that effective for logical exceptions.

[@Mark-yy2py]

It’s not a question of whether or not Canadians like you, Covid is the reason why the border is closed.

[@competent5761]

@Ginger '- ')! What.

[@Makoto778]

Actually.... Canada had the foresight to allow Americans to travel to Alaska by car (For essential travel, and are not allowed to use hotels, restaurants, etc) so its still puzzling why Canada has not made some exceptions for Point Roberts considering its only 30 min from US mainland......

[@ufoufo2000]

@@Makoto778 yeah really good point man. I’m not really sure why. Probably because they assume that as soon as they allow people to make the trip, then others will start making their supply trips for things that are definetly not essential like grocery and gas

[@Yapity111]

I think they're referring to the fact that Canada has enforced closing the border even when America was ready to reopen it.

[@ufoufo2000]

@@Yapity111 yea you’re right that’s what they’re saying but covid is the reason Canada does not want to reopen. The US is on another covid level and Canada doesn’t want to deal with that

[@charlie7466]

I can’t emphasize more how underrated this channel is

[@billyatwal4764]

The documentary is like something I've seen on channels with over 100,000 subs.

[@Dorgpoop]

Must've cost a lot of money to drive across the country and then charter a boat

[@x1achilles99]

While I've been to Pt. Robert's twice, I enjoyed meeting some folks through your excellent video. Thanks from San Francisco.

[@CoolRestorations]

Cool Restorations too!

[@bloo6639]

@@CoolRestorations some sly self promotion

[@mrunknown1019]

One of the things that has prevented Point Roberts from becoming Canadian is that the fishing rights in the water around it are what is valuable. While the US does not appear to highly value the land, it is the fishing rights they value. A deal could be proposed to sell the land to Canada and keep the fishing rights, however Canada had taken the position, that unless they end up with the fishing rights, they are quite prepared to keep the status quo.

[@MrCubFan415]

How about shared fishing rights?

[@Wickedonezz]

​@Mr. Cub Fan 415 why should they have a slice?

[@2qwik4u]

I think competition between US and Canadian fisherman would get complicated with different fishing regulations between each country.

[@remogatron1010]

Canada should give them dual citizenships. Easier solution. Best of both worlds. Less problems.

[@peetieyou]

Forget it ! No way will it ever become part of Canada.

[@outdoormountainman]

I’m Canadian and love the fact that Point Roberts exists, it is just such a unique piece of geography that feels like a far away land just down the street.

[@thedwightguy]

That area and Whatcom county made millions in the eighties when Canadian pubs and some restaurants were closed on Sundays. I had a "rancho" in Whatcom in Custer, and my young friends would come down on Friday even. or Sat. a.m., do the ranch thing, chop wood, outdoors stuff. and stay over to Sunday, and drag ourselves back over the border to work Sunday p.m. or me, Monday early a.m. It was great. For both sides.

[@jackdonnelly4166]

@ariel kyloan wow you Americans are so cool

[@thierryfucus8697]

@@jackdonnelly4166 love Canada and Canadians . Good to see people in masks . they respect rules. I am American

[@jennk2199]

im Canadian aswell

[@liamwelsh5565]

@Tommy Thomson At least our leader doesn't think climate change is a hoax LMAO.

[@sharonharris9782]

I can't imagine living in a town that doesn't have pharmacies or medical care. It just seems so inconvenient no matter how lovely the place is.

[@Teodede]

No need for those things when they were always readily available by simply showing a passport.

[@ca6360]

I say sell it... use it to pay for rest of southern border wall... we would save money on all the extra resources and de incentivize trafficking and smuggling by cartels... 30 %+ young women and girls are raped ... so need to stop now. Plus elsalvador is arresting gangs in record number. So other countries could follow in south America.

[@FrankBullitt390]

@@Teodede Not really, I live in a town just as small and we have a clinic, ambulance service, a volunteer fire dept, a vet, a pharmacy, a school, 2 dentists, 1 grocery store, 1 bar, 1 pizza joint etc. There is no excuse for them not to have any of that stuff. Huge opportunity for someone ambitious

[@itsleotv8487]

I mean I have not went to medical care in 5 years and I have not gotten sick or died I just sucked it up.

[@soulsreaper7145]

lol thats most literally most cities in rural united states lol. my uncle and aunt have to drive half hour to nearest grocery store and they dont even live that far from the capital city in mn there only a hour out

[@jimmclaughlin9362]

If it isn't mentioned somewhere in these comments, geographically speaking, there is a similar situation with Minnesota's Northwest Angle, an area at the northernmost tip of Minnesota that is also surrounded by water and Canada.

[@dsxa918]

Hot n heavy!

[@virginiansupremacy]

and vermont

[@themanyouwanttobe]

"It doesn't seem like a very American thing to let this go." Yeah, that pretty much sums it up

[@--..__]

@Rumpel Felt derangement syndrome

[@caster863]

@Rumpel Felt Please don't bring politics into this.

[@caster863]

@Rumpel Felt He's a political figure.

[@chrisscott6254]

@Rumpel Felt nice burn

[@sloppyoyster5779]

@crazy silly but now they complain that he should of close the border fast also they complain when he is "not doing enough" and complain when he dose to "much"

[@bdh3949]

Wow, Auntie Pam gave up 85 people in the witness protection program in one fell swoop. Yikes!

[@hapticboychuk2734]

😂

[@colleenpeterson7247]

Very dumb

[@rp5707]

If there were actually anyone in the witness protection, Pam would not be let in on the secret.

[@gaebren9021]

Yes, I was going to say something about that too. Maybe Canada shouldn't buy Point Roberts. "Loose Lips Sink Ships".

[@RickJW-OSM]

Don't tell Tony Soprano.

[@jazzman598]

Can't believe that the state of Washington just... Doesn't run ferries out to this town?

[@shirleya-z794]

when driving is an option ferries are not worth the expense.

[@Bubbleguts1964]

Why not build a bridge?

[@bruhdenegressive7887]

@@Bubbleguts1964 that would cost way to much money and the distance from the mainland is to much for it to be worth it.

[@Bubbleguts1964]

Bruhden Egressive That makes sense, Thanks 👍

[@markkiser6280]

Whatcom County is running an emergency ferry service to Bellingham until the border reopens. There are two trips in both directions on Tuesdays and Fridays, weather permitting. Crossings take two hours.

[@VishnuKamath]

As a former resident of Washington and current resident of BC, they need to start a ferry between Blaine and point Roberts. This will really help students, provide tourists and easy access to goods and services

[@OfftheCuff_Series]

Great idea!

[@ronaldomadrebien7045]

Having watched the video, I did wonder why they have done that, having said that I don’t know what the journey time would be ?

[@conchitach1466]

Exactly!!! WA State wake ip, don’t forget your people!!!!

[@mateoe3222]

This channel is so underrated, great quality videos that are actually interesting and give an inside look on less talked about places are hard to find elsewhere.

[@johnsaunders8882]

The editing, production, and everything else here is stunningly well done. Thanks KZbin for doing your job.

[@CNRMAX]

This documentary was so so so well done. The fact that such a small channel is making this high of content and i’m here to see it in the early stages is incredible. As a videographer myself, this is the originality i love to see. Keep it up!

[@OfftheCuff_Series]

Thanks ConnorMakesMovies! Videographers unite!

[@alukuhito]

I lived in Delta as a teen, the city that borders Pt. Roberts. When my friend got his driver's licence, we'd drive down there at least once a month. Gas was a lot cheaper in the US at that time. That was always fun. We'd go for a half-hour drive from our neighbourhood down to the border. They'd ask us the purpose of our trip. "Getting gas" was the answer, and hundreds of other people did it too. We'd fill up, go to the grocery store and get some American chocolate, maybe drive down to the water and check out the scenery, then head home. I like the anomoly of having Pt. Roberts right there, but, I really think it should just be Canada. It seems like a silly oversight that it's the USA.

[@dennismilitere1127]

They should visit to northwest angle and make this a series

[@mspraggins]

Just thinking the same thing when I ran across your post. Very similar.

[@brolydictcumberbatchmontou401]

I actually walked in here assuming that this was going to be the place they were speaking of. I was unaware of other places being like this and in a similar situation.

[@ThePhantom712]

I think there was a news article about a border town in northwest Canada with a similar problem.

[@UnintentionalSubmarine]

Add in Hyder in Alaska and it should be a nice trilogy. Technically you can get to Hyder without crossing the border, but the only road there goes through Canada.

[@BooBooBlueBerry]

I think there's a town in Maine cut in half by the border where the locals just ignore it.

[@josephseiler1878]

As someone who lives on the Canadian side of that border, I am outraged what the Canadian and American governments have done to my friends and neighbours in the Point.

[@OfftheCuff_Series]

Thanks for sharing your perspective! Would you normally go to Point Roberts often?

[@christophercolumbus8944]

why are you so sensitive

[@stephenkammerling9479]

@@christophercolumbus8944 As I said earlier, the governments don't give a damn.

[@LifesLaboratory]

@@stephenkammerling9479 There are several communities that could make a good case for exceptions. Writing those exceptions into law and not having the entire country try to exploit these exceptions would be rather difficult.

[@stephenkammerling9479]

@@LifesLaboratory I agree there. Sometimes, usually in exceptional cases, they should just look the other way. That's too much to ask for your typical "rules are rules" beaurocrat.

[@ebiven1563]

Off the Cuff: "Get rich of what?" Guy Eating Mic: "GOOD EVENING MEMBERS OF COUNCIL"

[@edwardsmith7131]

"Practicing his oral skills for later." When I was a radio repair sergeant in the US military we had a continual problem with horribly garbled comm from certain individuals. I was able to leverage: "we can't sanitize these microphones" and the fact that all of the hardware was randomly reassigned each time. After a few off-hand suggestions that "who knew what STD's you could get off our frequently used microphones" and suddenly everyone was holding the microphones away from their mouths

[@0623kaboom]

well lets see the house sales guy could make 600k per house extra commission is why ... 10% of 800k is way better than t 10% of 200k and with the open nature of it all that 800k is the starter price ... it just goes up from there

[@wlgeiger]

I'm from Washington and for about 11 years my family would vacation in the San Juans for a weekend to a week. I've never been to Point Roberts but every time I saw it on the map I just couldn't believe that we ever separated the land like that.

[@doctergoogle]

There is a similar situation with the border between Sweden and Finland. The town Haparanda-Tornio are two towns that essentially act as one town. Residents work on both sides of the border and the people in the town tend to speak both languages. They even share emergency services like police firetrucks ect. Before corona virus, the border was open and residents travelled freely to do grocery shopping, go to clubs, visit friends and family. Due to both countries being part of the EU, residents could work in both countries and both halves of the town and no border checkpoints. Now however... This is one town split in two.

[@ssssaa2]

Both are still first world problems in comparison to India and Bangladesh or probably a number of other places lol

[@isabellind1292]

@@ssssaa2 Yeah but we're not talking about Bangladesh or other places...

[@shonenjumpmagneto]

A federal town? Lol.

[@emizerri]

Which country are they leaning towards wanting to be part of?

[@shonenjumpmagneto]

@@emizerri Finland I'd imagine since it's subdivisions are more diverse

[@boldvankaalen3896]

Soon on another channel: how a youtuber causes a Corona outbreak in Point Roberts

[@johnmidwest5650]

High key

[@Gallic_Gabagool]

@Daniel Chang did he really

[@suelynch]

One Spanish national lied to South Australian CV contact tracing team member and sent 1.7 million people (an entire state) into a complete lockdown for 3 days until the lie was discovered. What is so amazing about a single youtuber causing an outbreak in a town of just over 1,000 people? There is 4 times that amount in quarantine in Adelaide, SA because on one git.

[@boldvankaalen3896]

@@suelynch It was a joke.

[@neilsumanda1538]

😄😄

[@tobiwan001]

"I can buy a condo and a villa in Tuscany". Auntie Pam has no idea about house prices in Tuscany...

[@LoreIlMegio]

if she really earned a couple millions from her real estate sale, minus a 600.000 $ for the condo on the mainland (she meant US mainland I think), 1,4 million dollars (around 1,1 million euros I guess) are enough to actually buy a pretty decent real estate in Tuscany. For comparison, a 70 sqm condo on tuscan seaside is around 300.000 € all included. I don't think money would be the issue there, maintenance would be worse probably.

[@tobiwan001]

@@LoreIlMegio I guess that depends on the definition of „villa“. Condo for 300k maybe but not a nice one. A couple of millions usually for a villa.

[@LoreIlMegio]

​@@tobiwan001 yes, I guess too, but I don't think she had a big villa in mind, or did she? Anyway, small but really nice villas could be find for that price tag if you look for them carefully, especially the renovation needing ones that could come cheap and then be renovated for a reasonable price.

[@tobiwan001]

@Ginger italy has a fascist past, the US has a fascist present.

[@Devillunar]

@@tobiwan001 I'm pretty sure the US has a fascist past. Manifesting Destiny is not really an act of peace is it?

[@kindnessfirst9670]

In the island of Ireland the international border between the Republic of Ireland and the UK can be crazy. There are people who have to cross the border to get from their house to their mailbox- their garage is on one side but their driveway crosses over the border when they take their car out. One side is in the European Union and the other is not.

[@JakeLikesTech]

I love how all this planning between governments happens with a global pandemic, yet they can't figure out how to allow citizens like this to travel to their own country/state.

[@jcjko5504]

There are too few votes in Point Robert for those have the political power to make that happen.

[@huntingupland]

You spelled PLANdemic wrong.

[@foobarmaximus3506]

How much do you really, really "love" it? Tell us!

[@davidlafleche1142]

The whole point of the plan-demic was to stifle individuality and personal choices. Socialists believe that the 99% who are "beneath" them are too "uneducated" to make their own decisions.

[@MPlain]

@@jcjko5504 actually not really It's an issue that should be specifically voted on in just the one community. The one it impacts. Let the people that live there choose.

[@mockingbird_redacted]

“ we have had 80, 85 people here in witness protection” I don’t think you’re supposed to talk about it😂😂

[@FablestoneSeries]

there isn't a safer place in America. Think about it. If you're an assassin or the mob and you've been hired to murder someone in witness protection chances are you've already got a record and aren't allowed to cross the boarder, let alone doing it four times in a day. And even if you managed to somehow pull it off, all they need to do is go through the very short list of people who crossed the point roberts boarder that day to narrow down their suspects.

[@MrBeard17]

@@FablestoneSeries because assassins check in at border crossings that can be walked across.

[@FablestoneSeries]

@@MrBeard17 ignoring the fact that they would first need to cross into Canada. As someone who has walked across that border before its easier said than done.

[@MrBeard17]

@@FablestoneSeries Or boat across like the video makers did. Point being; if your there under witness protection, the secrecy of the location is whats protecting, not the border.

[@FablestoneSeries]

@@MrBeard17 That would make it even easier to track the person. No travel to or from Point Roberts, by land sea or air gets over looked. You might be successful in killing your target, but the chances of you getting away without getting caught are nearly zero, and if your job is to kill a witness you don't want to get caught and implicate your boss in the process. I used to know the border guards there pretty well. Nothing gets passed them. Its as secure as any prison.

[@KNOTNATION]

5:19 - Literally the only border crossing in the entire country of Canada to have a Palm Tree !

[@palmplanet]

Haha yeah, check out BananaJSSI and Jungle Joe C. He grows LOTS of palm trees on Salt Spring Island, B.C., Canada. There are actually quite a few palm trees along the southwest coast of Canada and Vancouver Island.

[@Steve-ov5ri]

Not really, but whatever

[@palmplanet]

@@Steve-ov5ri Yep, quite a few palms along the Pacific Coast of Canada. Cheers!

[@palmplanet]

@@animalconsultant7796 Yep, the SW Coast of British Columbia is packed with palms. There are certainly other palms along the border. Vancouver Island has tons of palms as well. Thanks and take care!

[@nickherrmann5724]

@@palmplanet Not really, I live in victoria and there's hardly any, although Ive seen a couple outside peoples houses, no naturally occuring though

[@PXNDXZZZZ]

“Colloquially known as "the Slash," this border vista is a 20-foot-wide (6.1 m) man-made cut-through of forestland maintained along areas of the border with dense forestation. There are many different sections of the vista, and the total length can vary depending on cycles of maintenance and upkeep, but an approximate length of 1,349 miles (2,171 km) has been reported by the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS).”

[@PXNDXZZZZ]

@Guitarzen Yh, they are known as Enclaves

[@vancouverman4313]

If Point Roberts joined Canada, the prices of all land would skyrocket.

[@ThePonycat]

same with the taxes and they will go up because it's near the water

[@katiebaldwin5401]

@@ThePonycat pretty sure canada has lower taxes than the US

[@diadlo777]

@@katiebaldwin5401 You guessed hella wrong. lmao How do you think we pay for public healthcare and low priced universities and colleges? It's publicly funded, taxes in Canada are incredibly high.

[@rojo8286]

The fuel price will skyrocket. With Canada's out rages fuel prices

[@jebuschrist9161]

@@katiebaldwin5401 pretty sure you have no idea what taxes are.

[@MythicalRedFox]

Was really surprised to click on this video and find that it was an on-the-ground documentary. Incredible quality work, great job. You earned a subscriber.

[@OfftheCuff_Series]

Thanks for taking the chance on us!

[@quantumhelium]

It's produced by Amazon isn't it?

[@OfftheCuff_Series]

@@quantumhelium No we just chose to stream it on Amazon. It's all made and funded by us Off the Cuf guys

[@quantumhelium]

I think there is something not special, but stupid... you have it.. but not yet. lets do it together and make some money I have many connections

[@LaneHadway127]

Hi. Canadian here that lives near the border. We don't dislike Americans. 🇨🇦❤🇺🇸

[@jasondiaz8431]

Thats cause your really just Americans. You can play the charade all you want

[@modelstopia4206]

@@jasondiaz8431 👍😂

[@thierryfucus8697]

I am looking for somebody who give me some more info on what is going on in Point Roberts. ie full report of negotiations by Canadian Government . News on media are not enough. I want info on rentals , biz available. When are they going to finalize matters???

[@bigjay6743]

The only reason this is going on is because both sides are trying to keep there people safe. It's not because anybody dislikes anybody the people in the point are gust stuck in a bad situation. We are all effected by covid one way or another. Fingers crossed things get better soon...

[@icuhaternumberone3048]

@@jasondiaz8431 Well, you have North America, South America, Central America so in that sense yes. But are very different from U.S.A.

[@jmfoty4280]

I visited Point Roberts during a vacation trip to the great northwest. I was really surprised when buying gasoline in Point Roberts. Gasoline was sold by the liter, not gallon. As far as I know, it is the only city in America that sells gasoline by the liter.

[@mikelang4191]

Porthill Idaho sells by the litter as well.

[@bigbootros4362]

Why don't they just start a ferry service to mainland USA? So many isolated islands have them in other places.

[@danharvey3096]

@@AdamDavid But it's not open water, it's in a large inlet, it would be rough in storms but no rougher than the Foveaux Strait between the South Island of New Zealand & Stewart Island, which IS open water on both sides, the Southern Pacific Ocean & the Tasman Sea, with the Southern Ocean being all that lays south of Stewart Island, until you hit Antarctica. The daily ferry between Stewart Island & the Mainland serves about 1000 locals too, with all that entails, plus the holiday & tourist numbers. Foveaux Strait is recognised as even rougher than the Cook Strait, the strait between the South & North Island, which is easily among the world's roughest ferry crossings on a bad day, which occasionally from time to time even ferries big enough to carry trucks & trains cant cross. It would be very easy to have a daily ferry crossing from Point Roberts to WA, it's no different from any other island with a residential population. Or they should just be given Dual Citizenship so they can live and work in Canada while still being American & able to live in affordable homes. As a person living in a country with a wild property bubble myself, where the median has gone up nationally 16% THIS YEAR I can appreciate why they would like to keep speculative development to a minimum.

[@dalethepalemale6855]

They did establish a ferry during the pandemic but it only goes something like twice a week

[@danharvey3096]

@@AdamDavid New Zealander here.. While it may seem to an American that we have socialist ideals, that's only in comparison to America, which is the western outlier when it comes to extreme capitalism. What Americans call normal capitalism, is extreme hyper-capitalism compared to every other western country where things like public health, sick pay, maternity leave etc are the norm. But NZ is actually one of the most Neoliberal countries in the western world. With a major housing affordability crisis, rising inequality, wages well below the rate needed for our insane living costs, & many systemic issues due to the last 35 years of Neoliberalism. We own very few assets now, infrastructure, food distribution, etc. For eg as a country, we have to compete with export markets for dairy prices despite us only being 5% of our own market. So that in a country with the 5th largest dairy production in the world, a 1kg block of cheese is $17nzd, that same block of cheese is $9.40nzd in Australia in the same supermarket chain. (Fonterra, the private/farmer co-op owned NZ dairy multinational makes a killing). Then there's housing, we haven't had significant social housing built in 40 years due to an obsession with Neoliberal market policies, with 2 thirds of all individual investment pumped into housing, & now we have a massive housing availability & affordability crisis amid an out-of-control property bubble where houses have gone up nationally by 16% THIS YEAR, on top of 100% rises in many places in less than 10 years. Auckland is passing $1M median house price, more expensive than Melbourne. & due to the Neoliberal status-quo, those absolutely insane & consolidated gains are tax-free because we still don't have a capital gains tax, a property tax, or stamp duty, as crazy as that sounds. As for privatisation, we were already very Neoliberal, then in 2007 we had an ex US-Fed banker for a Prime Minister, & all the last remaining power companies were sold, & as far as national assets go, they were among the last remaining. Other than those that had been renationalised after previous privatisation resulted in asset stripping (Kiwirail). Or Air NZ which was privatised, bailed out & bought back & built up to the reputable brand it became, then sold again, then re-nationalised again this year to save it from Covid collapse. A huge number of assets were sold in the 80s & 90s, then after 2007, & now very little is state-owned. The first ferry mentioned, between Stewart Is & South Island, is run by a council-owned holding Co. The 2 Ferry Cos between the North & South Is, despite being such critical infrastructure for inter-island twice daily freight, one is public/private, & the other is private owned. So yep, definitely not a socialist paradise. We can't even pass a capital gains tax, can you imagine how much profit has been consolidated when people have made 500% profit on homes in 20 years, and those 500% gains untaxed? With negative gearing on-top of that, & no rent control. We may have a version of universal health, but it pales in comparison to Australia's, & that of Europes. And the previous conservative govt ripped $16 Billion in funding out of the health system to pay for further tax cuts for the rich, so that we only have 160 ICU beds for the whole country.. Back to the ferry, if a council-owned ferry can operate daily to serve about 1000-2000 locals & tourist traffic, in a country as Neoliberal as ours, then Point Roberts can easily do the same..

[@kevinwelsh7490]

The State Government is abandoning their responsibility to the residents of Pt. Bob. I am quite certain there are lots of suitable ferries in the WA Ferry fleet. I am surprised ferry service isn't legally mandated.

[@guangchenliu5394]

2 times on Tuesday and 2 times on Friday...weather permitting.

[@Cyancat123]

Imagine if he just brought Covid into the town...

[@temugebagira6592]

didnt lady cough

[@temugebagira6592]

@@ChefNutter humor me

[@ChefNutter]

@@temugebagira6592 no thanks, stay 6 feet apart.

[@temugebagira6592]

@@ChefNutter and remember wear your mask

[@prankmaster0]

@@ChefNutter it is real.

[@brentfarvors192]

"Are you meeting someone from Canada...?" "Nah, just meeting my pot dealer..."

[@Jenny_Lee_]

These busy bodies with a camera. Uhg, no weed today! 😆

[@tamarasmith9766]

Lol

[@redtango76]

Why would you need a dealer in WA? Pot is legal and you can buy it at an actual pot shop.

[@NatandGeorge]

@@redtango76 Pot is legal, federally, in all of Canada.

[@brentfarvors192]

@@redtango76 It's cheaper in Canada...? Prescription drugs are legal in the USA, but that doesn't stop bus loads of seniors going to Canada/Mexico, to buy them!

[@julianhermanubis6800]

I am sort of chuckling at all the trolls posting that Canada is "communist." I am about as much of a fiscal conservative as possible and love my relatively low-tax American state, but Canada is not even genuinely socialist, let alone communist. Canada is closer socially to the U.K. than the U.S. is, but the U.K. isn't "communist," either. I've been to Canada a few times, and, trust me, there are no gulags. LOL

[@bobbiusshadow6985]

Clearly, the propaganda has worked on the less informed and educated.

[@canadiangopnik7007]

Wait, does anyone in America actually think we’re communists? Like not joking? How? How does that even happen?

[@itcu185]

@@bobbiusshadow6985 yeah the communists with the 2,000,000 dollar houses

[@BlackEpyon]

@@canadiangopnik7007 It has something to do with the fact that politics in the US has shifted so far to the Right over the years that their Democrats are more like our Conservative Party.

[@kevinton7023]

Technically America is more communist than Canada but they didn't realised it until the went abroad to work. For example If an american wanted to teach in Korea and get a Korean income, he/she have to pay taxes to both the Korean and the US government. And you can't do anything about it, the IRS can seized your assets and stuff, If you don't pay your foreign income to them. I learned this from many Americans who renounced their citizenship once they're qualified for a foreign citizenships lol

[@FoolioBeardy]

I wonder how many properties on Point Roberts are owned by the guy who wants to sell Point Roberts to Canada. The value of his portfolio would explode, which would explain his non-answer to your direct question.

[@jeraldjoyce2995]

This video felt like a feature length documentary. Wonderful job

[@jakesizer6483]

They said 🇨🇦 💧 🇺🇸 💧 💧

[@jullianreyes2436]

True

[@vizzy61]

@capichow what

[@1nopoint]

Should of put a Canadian flag on top with more water on the sides.

[@someoneiknow6632]

@@capichow what does trump have to do with anything?

[@dbrzy8989]

Just like a go chess piece. Very strategic Canada!

[@PolosLatinos]

I never understood how come EU countries (which, not that long ago, were at war with each other, with so many different languages and cultures), managed to open fully their borders to each other creating the Schengen zone; while the US and Canada, which are culturally and linguistically much closer to each other, never created a Schengen-like zone...

[@vincealince_SRT]

Called California, there’s a shitload of Canadians there.

[@0623kaboom]

we have somethiing like it ... just the recent pandemic scare is forcing the closures although point richards is covid free vancouver is not ... so by staying out they avoid bringing it in to their region ... generally we see the border as a place to get cheap booze a place a to go bathroom get a snack perhaps and find out what roads are under construction ... more like a rest stop than anything else

[@Luisjim1263]

911

[@PolosLatinos]

@@stevebbuk Following your logic, a lot of US or Canadian places should have a border checkpoint to the rest of the country. I don't need to google the Bataclan attacks. I am French myself and I live in Lithuania. Schengen is not the cause of the Bataclan attacks, but the laxist immigration policy of some countries (France, Belgium, Germany) for people NOT coming from the Schengen zone. Do not mix everything.

[@stevebbuk]

@@PolosLatinos But they're all linked. Give away your nationality and you will get illegal immigrants slipping through the borders. My country has left the EU but it's too late now: I don't want the same to happen to North America. www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/10/02/majority-of-paris-attackers-used-migration-routes-to-enter-europ/

[@lebronjames7189]

I’m a point Roberts resident and student of Canada. I cross the border every day

[@ZeldagigafanMatthew]

The media coverage is going to make this the most dangerous place soon.

[@lordhelix2760]

How would point roberts be the most dangerous? O.o

[@flyboy2161]

@@lordhelix2760 Just use your BRAINs

[@riseupmusicgroup]

@@lordhelix2760 because the woman just exposed that it’s basically the witness protection capital where well known people hide from people that want to kill them

[@ems7623]

Get some perspective, dude.

[@anonymousfuck9320]

@@riseupmusicgroup that was kind of stupid of her

[@timtwoface]

I was raised in Tsawwassen (Canada) for my entire childhood so I am intimately aware of this wonderful geographical anomaly. Canada is absolutely right to keep the border closed due to Covid-19, but I feel for the people in Point Roberts for being isolated. The WA Governor needs to set up a better, more reliant ferry system. EDIT: Oh hey, I also just realized at 12:22 you used some of my Time Lapse footage from one of my videos: kzbin.info/www/bejne/j6jPf3yIot-VpNU I'd appreciate the credit for that; I also credit you back with making a great video about Point Roberts! :)

[@OfftheCuff_Series]

Hey there! We will absolutely credit you for this! Thanks for watching!

[@timtwoface]

@@jetstream6389 that's more in the Surrey/Langley area rather than Delta, but you are right, basically being an isolated island has made Point Robert's incredibly safe s far as Covid is concerned. Unfortunately virtually everything else has suffered - but if everyone locked down 100% in the spring like in other parts of the world, it would be much better right now.

[@beardlessodin945]

Canadians: “The Vista” Americans: “THE NO-TOUCH ZONE!” Greetings from New Scotland!

[@Techmosquitier]

This joke if people get it.

[@indian-tech-support]

Let me guess your american

[@russellzauner]

@@indian-tech-support let me guess, you're Scots Yeah, they haven't gone through the same thing lately, pretty sure colonization was a hoot though. Oh wait. You were with them, if you're Scots.

[@russellzauner]

OOF and it's also cold AF all the time, as is Scotland. IT'S JUST LIKE IT but in a modern context it's probably not going to be as bloody a transition as nobody is disputing it we're trying to make things easier this time.

[@beardlessodin945]

The amzazing hamzy 392 let me guess, someone failed geography. 😊 New Scotland = Nova Scotia in Latin. Nova Scotia is a province located on the Eastern Maritime coast of the Dominion of Canada.

[@finscreenname]

Never knew the real estate prices was such a difference from one side of the border to the other. That was wild.

[@motoschannel2084]

They didn’t refuse your interview, just pushed you to PAO. Should have contacted PAO...you would have had good access to the issue.

[@westlouisville8873]

Lol he’s a Hipster! they don’t really follow all the way through with solutions, but i guess he had good intentions tho 7/10

[@realtijuana5998]

CBP press officers exist specifically to prevent access to issues. But yes a minute or two of their doubletalk on camera would have made an interesting addition to this piece.

[@KlaxontheImpailr]

They make point Roberts sound like an American Hong Kong Edit: this made more sense in my head but I see the difference now.

[@hydrolito]

No or little violence here and don't have to put up with Mainland China.

[@elviscesar8021]

its all about politic..

[@POTATOSOOPS]

How? It's nothing like Hong Kong lol

[@KlaxontheImpailr]

@@POTATOSOOPS it’s connected to one country but belongs to another

[@xviper2k]

@@KlaxontheImpailr Hong Kong is connected to one country and belongs to that same country. Did you think it was still a British colony? lol

[@SaintSeer]

My ex lives in Point Roberts with her family, and many of my friends have summer homes there. She has been stuck there since Covid-19 border closures, and I feel awful for her. I also miss using the TSB shipping. Thanks for doing this documentary.

[@shonenjumpmagneto]

How is Point Roberts p🐈ss!? Is it unique from Mainland Washington p🐈ss??

[@thealaskanbascan6277]

This whole situation feels like a side quest in an RPG where you decide the fate of the small town, depending on what faction you choose to join lol.

[@creamshop]

I sincerely dont think Canadians don't like You 3:05 , it's the Dang Pandemic and the border causing this unique situation

[@kristianhuttaldrich8506]

As a Canadian I have lost respect for much of America due to the situations going on down there, but I still like some.

[@workerworker7961]

@@kristianhuttaldrich8506 You have to realize that the US is not one country but moreso 50 countries with their own idealized localization of “America” as an idea. Canada is way more federalized in many regards. California alone has more people than in Canada. So when you say you have lost respect for America, it means next to nothing. Which America?

[@rockstopsthetraffic]

Many Canadians (and maybe even some people in certain states) don't actually get that the US has such individual states.

[@BlackEpyon]

@Ginger "along with systemic racism and continued colonization" Hello, Pot? This is the silverware. I'm calling you "black."

[@Nicholas-ks8xp]

@@rockstopsthetraffic the concept of states within the United States is not a foreign concept at all. Why the fuck do you think the "provinces" unified in 1867? To counter balance American power and the fact your were salivating at any unpopulated land minus natives. You're country of the United States of America. On top of being plagued with Coronavirus, is also plagued with blind shutters of your perverted ideals of American exceptionism. Yes you're country in the past has accomplished great things. But the America we know today is a far cry from the specimen of 1776

[@brian13105]

I remember crossing the Ambassador Bridge into Detroit at 3 am one morning {before 9/11) with Tractor and an empty flat bed trailer, the guard looks up, looks at the trailer, and nods me to proceed. Not a word spoken between us. How times have changed!

[@marniereid8068]

Brian you’re right my Neice boyfriend then they just cross the border to Toronto and vice versa he used to say to the border guard l have one Canadian and two or more Americans then there we go

[@alwaysright6358]

You can thank that to American imperialism and the military industrial complex.

[@brian13105]

Ya, that didn't exist before 2001. Oh wait. your cribbing from Dwight Eisenhower more than 60 years ago and they just got around to it this century.@@alwaysright6358

[@rorypaul153]

@@alwaysright6358 well no, you can thank the terrorists who got into the US through Canada.

[@cinamontoast2555]

@@rorypaul153 The us dominance era has been the most prosperous, and the most politically divided, there are 2 sides on the coin of politics

[@octopolupi]

The northwest angle in MN is facing something similar! The only land connection is through Canada. So with the border closure, they built an ice road over Lake of The Woods connecting it to the mainland. They will still have problems when the ice melts though!

[@WilliamHollinger2019]

Wow

[@OfftheCuff_Series]

We’re filming a piece at the Angle right now. Thanks for the rec!

[@stephenkammerling9479]

I heard, don't know if it's true, when the lake freezes over, the governments treat it like land and regulate what part of the ice you travel on. Heaven forbid, if an American crossing to Angle Inlet inadvertently went onto Canadian ice! I don't think boat traffic on the lake is regulated like that in summer. If I'm being inaccurate, I'd appreciate knowing.

[@Thememelord134]

We should not sell pieces of America to commie in Canada

[@joaqueen]

@guitarszen period. thank you. happy Canada day!

[@gjared1999]

Campobello Island NB had the same sort of issues but they had an exception to return to the mainland to get basic services.

[@OfftheCuff_Series]

We have a video about Campobello on our channel as well 👍

[@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un]

Northwest Angle, MN: Finally, a worthy opponent! Our battle will be legendary

[@paulengstrom432]

I was wondering when the Angle would be mentioned! Now that's remote!

[@miguelherrera21]

Hi kim

[@theguywhoasked5591]

Oh, hello.

[@ryandvernychuk7033]

Lol!!

[@paulwhitaker6025]

Hey Kim, my friend Trump says he misses you. Wants to catch you before Jan 20. After that, he says he have to bust out ol 757 to travel again.

[@Sk1erDev]

Incredible video

[@OfftheCuff_Series]

Thanks much!

[@velxus]

Wait Sk1er why are you here

[@AKiwi]

its the man with the keystrokes mod

[@ternedo6074]

my auto tip stopped working plz fix

[@unslavement]

Follow @maskingkills for good information and a follow-back

[@RodFarva]

I’m Canadian and agree that the Americans have nothing to gain other than free healthcare (free but not better). Literally everything else would go downhill. Everything would become more expensive overnight. Gas would double, they pay cheques would be 30% less, they’d have less selection of goods in the store and pay more for what’s left, taxes would increase, and they’d be stuck with all the Canadians that line up to drive down to Costco in Bellingham to buy cheaper groceries and gas. Let’s be honest, our neighbours to the south have it better in so many ways but our Canadian pride and ego will never allow us to admit it.

[@TjBruce817]

As a Canadian i'd offer the town access to the schools and hospitals ...nobody should have to work that hard to get those essentials, especially during the pandemic.

[@charlesharper2357]

Why? Why should Canadians pay for Americans to enjoy their little paradise?

[@jpablo700]

@@charlesharper2357 if that's the attitude then why should Americans continue to subsidize Canadians overall? You do realize how your economy works, no?

[@charlesharper2357]

@@jpablo700 How exactly is Canada subsidized by the US? Point Roberts sells gas to Canadians, who then drive on Canadian roads that they refused to pay taxes for. Why should people in Point Roberts expect to send their kids to Canadian schools, if they don't pay Canadian education taxes?

[@jpablo700]

@@charlesharper2357 1) it's super simple to research how integrated the Canadian economy is with the US, the surplus it enjoys and why trade reps pay special attention to the US economy. 2) Canadian tax evaders aren't part of the discussion, and frankly not a Pt Roberts issue. 3) Solutions! How much does it cost cost to send a child to public school in Canada? Compare that to the cost in the US. Workout a WA State voucher program to shift cost to Canadian enrollment and cover any gaps with other sources of funding or local sales taxes. I'm sure there's plenty of other solution candidates that could be worked out. The point is stop being so divisive and hating on your neighbors. It's amazing what an ounce of pragmatism can do to find solutions. Especially with kids at stake.

[@charlesharper2357]

@@jpablo700 The Point Roberts economy EXISTS due to resident's tax evasion...and depriving the BC government of taxes that should have been paid to the BC treasury. They drive to and from Washington State on Canadian roads, yet don't pay a penny in maintenance. The gas station in Point Roberts exists to sell gasoline to Canadians...without tax evading Canadians the gas station couldn't pay it's way. They take advantage of subsidized Canadian medicine at Canadian pharmacies...yet don't pay a penny in Canadian taxes. The liquor stores there sell cheap booze to Canadians...depriving the BC government of excise and liquor taxes. Again...without Canadians going there to avoid BC taxes, those liquor stores wouldn't be in business.

[@songarakram]

Canadian chiming in. At first I thought "Yeah, it makes a ton of sense. I think that the people there would be really happy with dual-citizenship, being able to use the hospitals and schools just a stone throw north." But after hearing the arguments, I'm sitting here imagining what it'd be like to live in a tiny little village in the center of Toronto or New York City cut off from the hustle and bustle. They really would lose something quite special.

[@OfftheCuff_Series]

Thanks for this great perspective, @songarakram

[@CFret-tl4oj]

living there is unique and different from more urban areas and that's why I think people love it.

[@rorypaul153]

Not to mention they’d be taxed to death and their property value would skyrocket overnight and eventually force them to leave as the land is developed.

[@e-curb]

@@rorypaul153 Why would a massive increase in your property's value force you to leave?

[@rorypaul153]

@@e-curb bc with an increase of value comes an increase of mortgages and property tax, which if they can’t afford with their job, it will force them to move.

[@danicaberard]

It surprises me that there isn't a ferry between Point Roberts and Blaine tbh. I can't imagine having to drive from border to border everyday omggg

[@mythicnoetic]

Whatcom county has started a new ferry between mainland and Point Roberts since this was filmed. I don't remember if Lummi or Blaine are the connecting mainland points.

[@danicaberard]

@@mythicnoetic Oh that's really cool, I didn't know about that!

[@johnruiz6743]

About time! 👍

[@GDMiller419]

@@mythicnoetic yay! I moved near Seattle in 2019 and just found out Pt Roberts is a thing!

[@kenzielarsen1771]

I understand your point - especially because there is already a major Ferry System & Ferries already running multiple trips per days between the Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal & Victoria (The Capital City of the Province of British Columbia) that sits in the Southern part of Vancouver Island.

[@peacewind-aero]

Canuck near Point Roberts: "The Vista" Me after watching CGP Grey: "No no. Its the 'No Touching Zone'"

[@SPAMDAGGER22]

Going to Breakers in Point Roberts was mandatory as a young single man living in Vancouver back in the day. So many good times, of which at least half I don't remember!

[@OfftheCuff_Series]

A lot of people told us about Breakers when we visited. Sounded like the place to be back in the day!

[@themasstermwahahahah]

I've seen videos on this place before, but I like how yall get more personal

[@OfftheCuff_Series]

We're glad you like it

[@ballinglikebrainiac1892]

I used to swim at Centenial beach in tsawwassen when i was younger and the current carried me over the border, cant imagine what the protocol during covid would be!

[@duckwacker8720]

Just go back. Nothing different.

[@Andronicus2007]

The borders between the different Australian STATES were closed during the COVID pandemic of 2020/2021. This caused similar problems to the people of Point Roberts, as some lived in one state, worked in another. Services and families were cut off from one another. In one case a woman was arrested for walking from her home to a corner store to buy milk- on the other side of the border.

[@zaca211]

I never understood how that was legal considering international law protects travel by citizens within the borders of ones country.

[@davebeedon3424]

In 1968 I was a college student in Bellingham WA. I and friends drove to Point Roberts for the day. We played on the beach. Crossing the border was easy as pie. Things were different then to say the least.

[@hotdevilus]

You guys are amazing the best raw documentary I have seen lately! I am from Chicago and moved to Seattle about 5 years ago. I found out about point roberts not too long ago..and the situation, history, and culture of the town just fascinates me! This is the closest video I've ever seen about Point Roberts .Good job guys...I hate to see it sold to Canada, but frankly I think the people of point roberts should have a say on this

[@OfftheCuff_Series]

So happy that hear that :) We hope you enjoy the rest of our channel!

[@quasi8180]

It would be odd if canada completely bought washington i dont know how i would feel.about it.

[@sovereignvanu3703]

Town: is safest from pandemic in the world YTber from infected mainland US: goes there 2 weeks later... virus: hello there

[@Matanumi]

They were never sick

[@TheAkashicTraveller]

@@Matanumi You can have the virus be infections and not have symptoms for a week or so.

[@WalrusWinking]

It's not a pandemic. If you are between the ages of 0-19 you are LITERALLY OVER 3X more likely to get stuck by lightning than to die from that bitch ass virus. You want to talk about a REAL pandemic? Go ahead and look at how widespread tuberculosis is and how little it's talked about.

[@peneficial1643]

@@WalrusWinking so older people are expendable now?

[@WalrusWinking]

@@peneficial1643 Fucking hell, here's the full list 0-19 YEARS 0.00003% 20-49 YEARS 0.0002% 50-69 YEARS 0.005% 70+ YEARS 0.054% source: cdc.gov Ya get it yet? ALL VIRUSES ARE MORE DEADLY TO YOU IF YOU ARE OLDER. Fun Fact: The older you get the more likely you are to die from ANYTHING. Not just viruses. This virus is NO different than any others. The whole "But what about grandma" argument is fucking retarded, and the people who argue this point are just regurgitating what they've been told without questioning anything their overlords tell them. Old people can stay inside if they WANT but I will not have my right to assembly infringed upon I'll die for that right. I'm gonna have fun with my family on thanksgiving and the state isn't gonna tell me whether or not I can. Lock-downs are something the Nazis or Bolsheviks would implement, not the free world.

[@DanielGeorge-c7t]

I live nearby and have visited P Roberts on several occasions. The value of P Roberts is the projection of waters of the State, US, and US economic Zone. These waters are very rich fishing grounds as well as shell fish. In short the value is not the land it is the surrounding fishing grounds. Don’t Sell Point Roberts

[@ShaunCheah]

I got a notification from a channel which I didn't recognize, which is rare because a while ago I went through and made sure I was only set to get notifications from a handful of all-time favourites, while leaving the rest to find me through recommendations and the frontpage and such. Additionally, when subscribing to new channels, I was sure to leave the bell on regular unless the content was really, really good. So I went over to your uploads to figure out why I had decided to accept notifications from this channel when I initially subscribed, saw the diamond mine video, and was like "oh yeah, these guys, yeah this is brilliant" and while I was doing that I was also adding basically half your catalogue to my Water Later list because the premises of each seemed so very much in my wheelhouse. Yes, I would absolutely like to know about the largest truck stop in the world. I frickin' love Slab City. An illegal streetracing community? Heck yeah. Most secure data centre? Don't mind if I do. The quality of the channel and immediate hook of the videos made me feel compelled to leave this comment; I wouldn't feel right to just enjoy this video without remarking on how fantastic I find the job you've done so far and how optimistic I am for your future on this platform. Keep up the great work!

[@SeanTheShredder]

Dude same I never even heard of this channel and I got recommended this vid and it’s great.

[@OfftheCuff_Series]

Wow Shaun thanks for taking the time to write that. It's really REALLY nice to hear that. I'm getting goosebumps myself reading that. When we started making videos, we kind of just wanted to make them for ourselves, and if people like us were out there, maybe they'd watch. Well, so glad you found your way to us. And glad there's more of our kind out there! We're hard at work right now making more videos, just for you.

[@srzar]

Americans: "Hmm Point Roberts has no case of Covid... Road Trip!!!"

[@elwoodblues9613]

Well, you cannot give them what you do not have, and that includes a virus that 96% of infectees have no symptoms from and which has a 99.9996% recovery rate . . . and why is half the people in this video wearing a mindless sheeple face diaper?

[@srzar]

@@elwoodblues9613 I got sick with the virus in March, Spent a month in my bed and a couple of days in hospital. I used to be able to run for 30 minutes now i only can run about 2 minutes months later. So F U.

[@elwoodblues9613]

@@srzar - it's a matter of taking the precautions that you need to take, and not insisting that everyone else must take those same precautions otherwise they're murderers. If you do insist on the highest precautions for everyone, then you would have been a valuable asset to the Third Reich in the 1930s.

[@srzar]

@@elwoodblues9613 Anyone who thinks they are entitled to put in danger lives of other people because of their idiosyncrasies have to do some soul searching, it does not matter how improbable because you will never know who would have a harder reaction to the virus and die from it. I got sick exactly because a Coworker who didn't take the all necessary precautions.

[@Harry-nn4px]

@@srzar Drugs used to fight HIV can weaken a person's immunity to Covid.

[@andywells8125]

I’m surprised there’s no ferry service from the mainland US! Wouldn’t that solve the problem of 4 border crossings a day?

[@zidaryn]

Yes, but ferris cost money. Also, the population of Point Roberts is quite small, so it wouldn't be worth it. If they did make a ferry, it would have to be heavily subsidized by the government.

[@stingray4540]

@@zidaryn you forget about possible tourism. But yeah, pretty much

[@stingray4540]

I wonder if it’s not simply a matter of convenience. Sounds like they have an almost city right across the border and Vancouver is only 25 minutes away. I’m not sure what the closest WA city would be that would offer those amenities, but it is likely a much longer of a ferry ride. Boats aren’t very fast. And they are expensive. I think easiest thing would be to just give special privileges to people with IDs from either side of the border and make crossing as easy as flashing an id and driving through.

[@goldenshine9434]

It probably isn’t economically feasible.

[@trappenweisseguy27]

Stingray 4540; you missed the entire point lol. The border is currently closed due to covid. It will NOT be permanently closed.

[@stevenc.6502]

the claim of "54 40" was meant only for the area west of the Rocky Mountains. This was an area named the District of Columbia which was between Russian Alaska and Spanish California and was jointly occupied by Britain and the U.S. 54 degrees and 40 minutes latitude north was the southern point of Alaska and would have excluded British North America from any access to the Pacific. The 49th parallel boundary already existed, since 1818, from the Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

[@bigchungusdriplord2301]

"When you call a George from Canada, George the Canadian"

[@fendajamma]

Zero Covid cases This guy: Let’s go there as outsiders!

[@malvahalva9610]

Yeah wouldn’t want to ruin there record

[@jamesrogers4674]

Bring them blankets as gifts.

[@David-eq8wf]

lol what the heck

[@TinyBearTim]

He has a extra special gift for them it’s just won’t arrive for a couple of days

[@harryballz9486]

You do understand the reason they have no COVID cases is that they are isolated and that people can’t go in or out. That makes it a little easier to have zero cases.

[@gobanito]

This kind of honor code system at the border would never fly at the US-Mexico border.

[@slazeblaze319]

Because Canadians tend to go back to Canada Thats Why

[@gobanito]

@@slazeblaze319 Yes. I have Canadian relatives, they often cross the border to go shopping in Minnesota and cross back to Manitoba.

[@Elitecommando501]

That's because there's a whole different continent under Mexico which tends to go through Mexico and into the U.S. Meanwhile Canada is remote with low populations

[@josephcerrera8299]

@Rumpel Felt shit they probably do. Their was a movie called the Cannibis Kid that was based on drug running from Canada to the USA

[@bennie1223]

It is monitored though. Someone my husband works with was sent out to survey some land at a wild, unmanned border area. He was getting close to the border, but didn't cross it. Next thing he knew the US patrol were there, trying to talk to him and get him to cross over so they could arrest him, even though he never left Canada.

[@tfp0052]

I wonder, would it be possible to trade the land for a similar amount of land somewhere else in Canada?

[@OfftheCuff_Series]

People have made that argument. One of the laces that people say would be a fair trade is Campobello Island in New Brunswick. It is landlocked with the Northern Coast of Maine. They have a very similar situation there, except for it being the opposite of Point Roberts.

[@yahikotendo5631]

4:48 you just outed that man so hard! He just wanted to save on shipping costs😂😂

[@craigmooring2091]

I'm an American who has visited Point Roberts. I went there precisely because it is unique. I loved it. I would really hate to see it become something else.

[@Dr_Do-Little]

Correction: The city a real estate broker would like Canada to buy.

[@briangonzales1602]

Hi. Canadian here that lives near the border. We don't dislike Americans. 🇨🇦❤🇺🇸

[@Dr_Do-Little]

@@briangonzales1602 Would be awkward for me to say I dislike Americans. I married one! 😁

[@plaidmoon5642]

I noticed that the Whatcom County government meeting was in January 2020 before COVID-19 was a concern, so it seems clear he mainly wanted Canadian real estate prices for Point Roberts properties.

[@WaterspoutsOfTheDeep]

@@plaidmoon5642 nothing wrong with that.

[@dufus2273]

commission perhaps.

[@appalachianenthusiast9499]

Canada and the US have many weird quirks and disagreements about territory. My proposal is the following: Canada receives: Point Roberts, Northwest Angle United States receives: Campobello Island, Machias Seal Island, Strait of Juan de Fuca, Beaufort Sea, Dixon Entrance. Canada's view of the Northwest Passage being "internal waters" is accepted by the United States. However, the United States will be allowed free passage in exchange for assisting to enforce Canadian tariffs in the area.

[@gowankommando]

As soon as I saw the title, I thought, "Must be Point Roberts." I love that town

[@OfftheCuff_Series]

Very cool!

[@michaeltipton5500]

It probably should have gone to Canada in the first place.

[@quinoa32]

same here i thought so but why only now?

[@tofuisawesome]

Just like Alaska.

[@rhyrule8127]

@@tofuisawesome Alaska was Russia's and we bought it from them. It never belonged to Canada

[@SageMoisanPLAYS]

@@rhyrule8127canadian grade 10 history lesson: alaska was offered to both canada and the US together but at the time the Yukon gold rush in canada was at its full swing so the US jumped on the opportunity instantly and designed the layout of the border to specifically block off the boat path miners were using to get from BC to The Yukon and in effect bottlenecked the gold rush and any further city development in The Yukon

[@TheBoldImperator]

@@SageMoisanPLAYS While Canada had achieved self governance under the BNA Act of March 1867, Canada's foreign policy was still decided by the Foreign Office in Whitehall and would continue to be until the 1930s. The Klondike Gold Rush, conversely, would not begin until August 16, 1896, almost thirty years after the Alaska Purchase was ratified in the US Senate. Furthermore, the Alaska border was already established under the Russian Empire by the Treaty of Saint Petersburg of 1825, and it would become the modern Alaskan-Canadian border. Gold in the Yukon was neither known about when the acquisition of Alaska was made by the United States, nor would be a factor in demarcating the border (and the popular epithet of 'Seward's Folly' would likely not have existed had Senate known about the mineral deposits within the region, nor would the Tsar have desired it sold for the price he did!)

[@malsmals]

3:42, "I continued to walk the border until i ran into a real Canadian" bruh u make it sounds like you found someone from an isolated tribe 💀💀💀

[@reemaalmu9172]

kinda true... Real canadians with real Canadian blood (type M) are really hard to find.

[@tinydough8746]

Lmao, he made it sound like a nature documentary "Ahh, yes, we've just spotted a Canadian in it's natural habitat"

[@cgurl]

@@reemaalmu9172 what 🤣🤣

[@reemaalmu9172]

@@cgurl Type Mapel Blood?

[@cgurl]

@@reemaalmu9172 you’re an idiot 😂😂

[@InfamousCrimeLocations]

I live in WA State and can say that although I have always heard of point roberts, I have never been. Why? Mainly because it is incredibly inconvenient to get to. Now, it is basically impossible to get to since covid hit. Nice documentary Cuff team

[@laurenandseth]

This was super interesting. I used to live in Seattle but to be honest, had no clue about Point Roberts!

[@Twelvecarpileup]

I used to have a mailbox here while living in Downtown Vancouver. I think it's hard for people far away to understand just how little is in Point Roberts. There's like two or three restaurants, a gas station and a corner store... and 8 mail places. So with the border being closed, I can't think of any community that is in this situation. But most people I've talked to there have zero interest in being part of Canada (except when they sell their house). There has been some grumbling in the past with Point Roberts using a lot of Canadian resources, but overall it's pretty minor.

[@Former_Gamer]

I used to go to Point Roberts about 3 times a year before Covid hit. One of the big perks for me was the international marketplace, because you could buy goods normally only available in the USA, such as certain candy bars and ice cream flavors. (as well as super sized goods) Also yea. The gas is waaaay cheaper even with the conversion rates. I used to know people who would stockpile gas from Point Roberts to save money. I miss Point Roberts. It's high on my list of places I would want to move to when I retire.

[@lesmcclaughry2732]

When the 49th parallel was decided as the border, Point Roberts slipped by as if no one notice it was there. The southern 1/3 of Vancouver Island is also below the 49th. From Ucluelet on the west coast and from Cedar on the East would all be part of the USA but an agreement was reached giving the Alaska Panhandle to the US and southern Vancouver Island to Canada. At the time no consideration was made for Point Roberts.

[@TDKus]

What an amazing documentary about this US oddity outside of Vancouver, Canada. I've always been fascinated by this place and this video featured so much of it. Thank you!

[@OfftheCuff_Series]

We’re glad you enjoyed it :)

[@kwongchanlau9131]

PR is a great place. You should visit.

[@cstylar.official]

Hahaha the people complain about everything but are still against the solution. Epic.

[@Nekomosh004]

Yep

[@TheCaptainSplatter]

Which is becoming canadian. It's a tiny ass piece. Fuck the charm. The benefits far outweigh the advantages.

[@tadtranclere3729]

Why does there only have to be one solution? Things don’t have to be binary.

[@xcmodev1558]

“ItS nOt vEry aMeriCan” cool, fine. Live without good access to schools, healthcare or reliable ferries and hope your ignorant patriotism makes up for that.

[@Whitbypoppers]

Two similar situations I can think of: North West Angle MN is separated from the rest of the state by Lake of the Woods and the province of Manitoba. Campobello Island in the Canadian province of New Brunswick is connected to the State of Maine by a bridge, and residents have to drive 50km through the state to reach the Canadian mainland. You might do a video about one or both of those.

[@MLIOGJXNUYAT]

It's not just Point Roberts. There's also some weirdness at the northern tip of Minnesota, where again you have to go through Canada to reach it. And at least one island which is much easier to reach by going through the other country.

[@alanrossiter6626]

Really well made, researched, produced, shot. Great job guys!

[@OfftheCuff_Series]

Thanks Alan you the man!

[@manspreader6087]

Bro, this felt like a vice documentary

[@OfftheCuff_Series]

"Nice" Vice

[@jackd2083]

This is better.

[@phaedrus000]

Vice is garbage "journalism"

[@manspreader6087]

@@phaedrus000 yea but their editing and cinematography is the best imo

[@achillesrodriguezxx3958]

Vice has gone to shit. It used to be good and reported about interesting topics such as war in Afghanistan. Now it just reports BS.

[@tortellofer]

Great documentary... You forgot to ask what is the benefit for Canada and Canadians to buy the land?

[@chrisscott6254]

Being Canadian? Showing compassion for our fellow human beings?

[@tortellofer]

@@chrisscott6254 Canada is one of the most compassionate countries in the world. We receive thousands refugees from all over the planet who benefit from free health care, education, etc. But who pays for all this? All working Canadians and Canadian businesses who pay a mountain of taxes. Canada can’t just keep giving out stuff to the world just because we are a compassionate country. There has to be cost benefit analysis. Canada buys the land, what does it get in return to pay for all the expenses?

[@dragonfly1929]

NON..BETTER KEEP THE SEPARATION LINES..CANADA,IS LARGER THAN THE USA.HAS ONLY 35/ 38 MILLION...IT WILL STOP THE CROSSING BY THE USA.TO CANADA.IMMAGINE IF CANADA HAD THE COVID-19 VIRUS,THERE WOULD BE ,I.C.E..POLICE WITH GUNS,AT THE US.BORDERS CHECK..US.CUSTOM ,IS ONE OF THE MOST BRUTAL ,HASLING EVERYONE,EVEN CANADIANS,BIG BELLY GIANTS,IT IS FUNNY,TO SEA THIS REVERSED..

[@aycc-nbh7289]

Fernando Tortello But the US accepts more immigrants than any other country in the world and 40% of all people who travel outside their own countries for health care come to the US.

[@MrEeeaddict]

@Andy The Informer You spend more on both and get a worse result overall.

[@renevandenborre3629]

One more town with similar problem is Hyder Alaska next to Stewart B.C. The residents of Hyder pretty much go to Stewart for most of their shopping. Same area code as BC. Kids used to go to Stewart for school also. You can get Hyderised at the only bar in Hyder.

[@OfftheCuff_Series]

How does one get “Hyderised” 😂