American Reacts to Why Canada Controls an American City

[@JimMerritt-cu9pd]

Point Roberts is another place in the US that can only be reached by going into Canada. It is located in Washington State.

[@zapper302]

It’s about 20-30 minutes drive to Peace Arch Border crossing. School kids are bussed to Blaine Washington.

[@Jadey7799]

Yes! They bus half an hour or more through Canada to get to school, etc. Covid really strained things and Canada lent a hand. Point Roberts would be an interesting video.

[@scds1082]

I grew up next to Point Roberts in Tsawwassen, B.C. and we used to walk in the bush back and forth across the border all the time. I heard things tightened up significantly after 9/11.

[@joboteyechew3751]

AnD Alaska ... LOL

[@brenthenderson3983]

That was the first thing that came to mind. Before watching this video, I thought this was going to be about Point Roberts..

[@richardc8795]

The entire state of Alaska is another example. You can only access by going through Canada, or by boat. America should surrender Alaska to Canada. 🇨🇦

[@DannnyLyzo]

oh right, and they bought it from their best friends... the Russians.

[@richardc8795]

@ To be fair, Russia is best friends with Maga 😆

[@whatdafrog]

Not until they relocate a certain Wasilla family to the lower 48.

[@wjdietrich]

DUMP....I mean Trump wants to annex so many places now, maybe Russia should just take back Alaska!!!

[@bdcarroll415]

It's funny that the USA 🇺🇸 doesn't own any land in 🇨🇦..? And yet Canadian investors. own 31% of all foreign land in the United States, 12.8 million acres..😅

[@Happytrails24]

Re: citizenship. Just become Canadian. You’d be much further ahead in many regards.

[@bluecollartradesman715]

It’s not that simple to obtain citizenship. Additionally, there are drawbacks of having Canadian instead of US.

[@CrDa-i7e]

Tribalism is very powerful. Changing citizenship or loosing despite the logical reasons becomes emotionally charged. There is always a résistance to change because too many believe they would be admitting they were wrong.

[@CrDa-i7e]

Tribalism is very powerful. Changing citizenship or loosing territory despite the logical reasons becomes emotionally charged. There is always a résistance to change because too many believe they would be admitting they were wrong.

[@tomslastname5560]

​@@bluecollartradesman715 like what? Emergency room visits being way too cheap?

[@bluecollartradesman715]

@@tomslastname5560 Well Canada has a larger land mass than the USA and significantly lower population density. Meaning there are less people to tax and those who are taxed are taxed more. Just one example.

[@TheDopekitty]

If i lived there I'd be happy to join Canada, especially now.

[@darylcano3367]

Yeah well Americans think they are ENTITLED because they are Americans... a VERY unCanadian attitude. They'd never survive in this country (except perhaps in Alberta, where that attitude is prevalent....)

[@jamesmuttafukinasprey334]

Ya, maybe now with the outgoing government. Not under the dictatorship that's in place now and trying everything to keep power. Our government now are nothing more than socialist, communist, criminals that need to be tried in Criminal Court.

[@barbietrink4984]

You are welcome to join Canada. ❤ from Canada 🇨🇦

[@bdcarroll415]

What are you waiting for? And bring Tyler with you.🇨🇦😊

[@kennance115]

Why now their dollar is so low everything is so expensive..

[@davidbeaupre7796]

My favourite part, around 4:18, the American guy had a total Canadian accent

[@bartlett454]

One of us! One of us!😄

[@tomslastname5560]

That's a Minnesota accent, spoken by Americans in the US, not in Canada.

[@alexbrandon2193]

You’re right Tyler. Nobody would stop you from crossing the Minnesota Canadian border if no patrol was around. But you can see patrol around occasionally even in remote parts of the Minnesota/canadian border so it’s risky. There’s a large canoe area along the Minnesota Ontario border for a few hundred miles. The border cuts through lakes and rivers but the rule is when there’s no ice, generally your allowed to canoe anywhere on a border lake or river but if an American crosses to the Ontario side and lands then that is illegal and if caught you will get a fine. The Minnesota Ontario border is a beautiful part of North America by the way.

[@dougbrowning82]

There is a Canadian railway that cuts across northern Minnesota, south of Lake of the Woods. It connects Thunder Bay with Winnipeg. Built by the Grand Trunk, it's Canadian rules, even in the part that runs through Minnesota.

[@SmileySimian]

Campobello Island is a Canadian place off the coast of Maine that is in the same situation. The island belongs to New Brunswick, but it's much closer to Maine, so the locals have to go through usa to get to mainland Canada. France also has a chain of islands, called St. Pierre & Miquelon off the coast of Newfoundland that is entirely dependent on Canada for energy, resources, etc.

[@darylcano3367]

I have commented on this before. The residents of this town are well aware that they live in an inconvenient place, and they CHOOSE to live there. Either plow an ice road or put up with crossing the border. Essentially, although you live in Canada, you are an American citizen. Suck it up. Cross the border just like we do, or stock up and boat it in the summer. If it's American territory, get THE AMERICAN GOVERNMENT to build an ice road or a bridge. Why should the Canadian Government be responsible for YOUR problem??? Especially now. Might get a LOT worse. Just sayin'........ I live in NW Ontario too, IN Canada. And you need to know that we are considered the butthole of Ontario, and money allotment is scarce to say the least. So if you are an American living essentially in Canada, then Minnesota needs to step up and provide those...what...150 American citizens with a maintained ice road to territorial Minnesotan land. If those people don't GET THAT, then it makes me VERY suspicious as to WHY.

[@t.a.k.palfrey3882]

This place has only about 150 residents. Point Roberts WA is on the very tip of a peninsula which is mostly in British Columbia. The 1200 residents there (incl kids going to school) have to travel north into BC, east a bit, and then south to Washington state (and back each day for school kids).

[@mayacain7429]

Check out Point Roberts which is technically a city in Washington State but the school bus has to go into Canada in order to go back into Washington to go to school. Good times ...?

[@teamsaunz]

He did a video on about 2 years ago.

[@3rdofthe3rd]

During the canadian postal strike i drove there to send mail outside of canada. There is a pot office but they dont actual sort the mail there. It gets sent to Seattle and mailed from there.

[@normjones4204]

There was a time (before 2001) when travel between Canada and the USA was much simpler. All you needed was a driver's licence, or birth certificate, but the USA ended all of that because some incorrectly claimed the terrorist came through Canada, so it became tough for people to freely travel back and forth. I used to think nothing of driving through the USA on my way down east until then.

[@lcarterc]

@normjones4204: I remember it a little looser than that. When I was a little kid, my grandfather would drive down from the Quebec Eastern Townships to visit family in Vermont. He would usually take me with him. It took hours to drive down and back, because he knew everyone (and I mean EVERYONE) in very nook and crany on the drive down. AND he knew all of the boarder guards and their families. There was no need for ID, as the boarder guards all knew the locals and knew when someone was a stranger. I ate a LOT of ice cream in Vermont.

[@grahampaulkendrick7845]

Surely the residents could be given dual citizenship and the land returned to Canada. I think there's another border anomaly in eastern Canada.

[@DawnCummins-lv2gg]

Just buy a boat duded?

[@chrischaffey1252]

Campobello Island, as well as Point Roberts south of Vancouver.

[@DawnCummins-lv2gg]

All because of a house...measures of a American.. we would win takingitto courts asthmatic pea e and more need to be on the 49 th parallel not above it.😊

[@deegee5526]

@@DawnCummins-lv2gg What is this cryptic message you present? Is English your second language? If so good job. Or perhaps it's a covert coded message to your CIA or KGB leaders. 🤪Peace.✌

[@tomslastname5560]

@@DawnCummins-lv2gg If it's anything like northern Ontario then everyone there likely has a boat already, which isn't much use in the winter anyway, duded.

[@danielracine2378]

There is a house in Canada that has a line drawn to the floor, splitting both countries.

[@Noahidebc]

I’ve seen that! Ion KZbin somewhere lol

[@Albinodrew]

Are you referring to the Haskell Free Library at the Derby Line that is both in Quebec Canada and Vermont?

[@danielracine2378]

@Albinodrew yessss

[@kennance115]

There Is a little cute foot bridge at Thousand Island where you walk between two Islands; one in New York and one in Canada.

[@Richard.D1975]

@@kennance115no. In fact the two islands are in Canada. The border is a bit more south of it

[@dlcarriere]

I wouldn't refer to the Northwest Angle as a "city" ... I don't know if it even qualifies as a "town" ... more like a hamlet. 150 people live there. During the winter, residents don't have to go through the Canadian border as there are winter roads created on the frozen lakes.

[@brentwoodbay]

Two surprises here. One they refer to this as a CITY, and two, he lives closer to this than I do, and he's never heard of it!

[@allanmalenfant593]

Hi Tyler, just a thought, if Homedepot USA buys a 2x4 frum Canada for a $dollar and sells it for $2. Then Homedepot has to pay a new Trump tax , home depot will add that tax ontop of the $2 2x4. So now you pay $2+25% more for that same 2x4. Thus building homes in the US will become more expensive. Thats why putting an additional 25% tax on Canadian goods will hurt you, Not Canadians. Because USA buys Canada's soft wood. Cement, electricity. Oil you'll know when your gas goes up $1.00/ gal Just sayen.

[@gastronomist]

They're not 2x4's in Canada. They're 5.08 x 10.16's.

[@rogersavoie4570]

@@gastronomist We still call them 2x4's, and they will be more expensive. lol

[@Badbart1967]

There are also 2 islands off the coast of Newfoundland that are still considered a part of France!

[@lynnm.wheaton1559]

They aren’t “considered”, they actually belong to France. Saint Pierre & Miquelon.

[@Badbart1967]

@@lynnm.wheaton1559 sorry wordage. I thought what I said meant the same thing.

[@thomasgarden446]

Point Roberts, Washington, is also within Canada, British Columbia, next to Tsawassen.

[@ChosenOfHestia]

Ok but the fact that his first questions as an American were “can you give it back?” and “are we going to war?” And mine as a Canadian were “how does that work?” “Do you have to cross the border all the time?” “Are they allowed guns and which laws do they follow?” I feel like that shows something 😅

[@darylcano3367]

EXACTLY!!!

[@karlwalton3936]

Never really understood why they don't invest in a ferry or water taxi service to travel across the lake instead of crossing the border so many times.

[@neitzche1245]

its cost prohibitive for a ferry to only service a hundred or so people that don't travel daily. It would have to be government run operating at a loss.

[@deegee5526]

@@neitzche1245 The ferry would also only be able to operate about 6 months a year due to ice. So bang for the buck probably wouldn't be there.

[@wjdietrich]

Really??? The cost never occurred to you? Duh!!

[@tomslastname5560]

Because a ferry would be way too expensive for a small community like that, and probably redundant since a lot of people there probably have boats already anyway. And there already was a water taxi service there at one point but it's no longer running, if I remember correctly. Plus, a ferry couldn't run in the winter which would make it even less financially viable. And we don't need to look for reasons to destroy more pristine lakes with large ship traffic. The ice road probably is the most feasible and practical way to connect the town to the US short of redrawing the border through that area, which might end up being even more costly and complicated.

[@kennance115]

I would build a nice little suspension bridge to Angle Township and build a big Walmart type store and a motel 6 with a strip mall with payday loans and pawn shops.

[@sirlarek]

Campobello Island is Canadian that is only accessible by the Franklin Delano Roosevelt bridge from Maine.

[@crysb8051]

@@sirlarek can you still there by ferry? I’ve only been there once and I think that’s how we got there but that was years ago so maybe it’s changed or my memory is off.

[@sirlarek]

@crysb8051 I'm sure boat access is there.

[@deegee5526]

@@crysb8051 Last time I was there (summer 2019), I took the two ferries to get there, one from the mainland to Deer Island and one from Deer Island to Campobello Island. I'm sure it's still operating.

[@ThursdayNext67]

Tyler, you were a bit confused when they mentioned plowing the ice road. An ice road is a road on a frozen lake or river. In the case of Northwest Angle, it's a frozen lake, Lake of the Woods.

[@darylcano3367]

Can still be done. My cousin lives year round on an island (in Canada) and accesses his home by ice road in the winter and by boat in the summer.

[@moth1967]

You might be interested in doing a video on ice roads. They aren't "plowed" en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_road#:~:text=An%20ice%20road%20or%20ice,alone%20structures%2C%20connecting%20two%20shorelines.

[@abbyy2009]

The exact opposite exist on the east coast of Canada. The residents of Campobello Island in New Brunswick must travel through the state Of Maine to get to the rest of Canada. Interestingly former US president FDR had his summer home on this Canadian Island. There is also a joint US and Canadian national park on this Island Tyler please review a video o this Interesting Island. So there is a US national park in Canada ❤

[@kirstenphillips2646]

I'm fairly new to your channel and I love your take on things. It's not always that the American people will own up to a lot of things like you do. I find this refreshing. Keep up the good work 😂

[@racerguy6979]

I had a friend that lived on a small island in the thousand islands near Kingston. Had to get to his house by boat and the whole time you didn’t know what islands were American or Canadian. We would leave by boat and go shopping in the states. Then on way home we were supposed to boat way down further and check in. Nobody ever did they would just go home. Honestly never knew when you were even in the USA

[@whatdafrog]

You'd think it would be easy to tell from all the flags.

[@athear2626]

At 9:28 the dude getting interviewed is just wrong he wouldn’t have to give up his American citizenship, he would have to get a Canadian one but there is such thing as holding dual citizenship

[@mariac3534]

I didn't know one has to have a Canadian citizenship to live in Canada. Immigrants can choose to apply for citizenship but it's not required to live in Canada.

[@shirleynewman-murdock2143]

Yes, we have winter like that even in Southwestern Ontario. ❤ Canada 🇨🇦 ♥️

[@whatdafrog]

That's the same winter they have in Minnesota and North Dakota. Not a Canadian thing.

[@gorgha3988]

If mah dude here is so shocked by that winter, he better never go further north. He'll have an aneurism lol

[@mikedelay8373]

Angle inlet is hardly a city. Maybe a village.

[@smok3sho587]

Point Robert's would be much more interesting to look into or even Stansted Quebec

[@JR-mo8os]

Maybe a frozen trailer park, lol

[@exsenator1]

A similar thing happens in the border town of Hyder, Alaska which relies almost entirely on Canada

[@cameronhamer9432]

In Hyder they even deal in Canadian currency . 👍🇨🇦

[@deegee5526]

There isn't even US Customs to go to Hyder, only Canadian Customs on the way back into Canada.

[@exsenator1]

@@deegee5526 unfortunately for me I went there but couldn't cross into Alaska because it was during Covid 😠😤 I really wanted to be there

[@tinkmcd]

He wouldn't need to give up his U.S. citizenship. I know several people with dual citizenship.

[@darylcano3367]

yes actually, there are a SHOCKING number of Americans with dual citizenship. We should do something about that.....

[@lisahood1389]

Point Roberts just outside Vancouver is exactly check same. Except there is no land around them. They are at the tip of the land, surrounded by water. They have to cross into BC and drive through to the border. There is no ferry they can catch over to Blaine/Bellingham in the US, even though that would be a short ride over and there is a marina there. I feel for them, they are truly cut off.

[@gregcameron9953]

I live in northern Ontario and yep that's winter and it's here now lol

[@crysb8051]

I’ve always wondered why Alaska wasn’t part of Canada as well.

Both countries wanted it. They settled the dispute by appointing a panel of five judges to consider the arguments presented by both sides. Three USA judges, two Canadian. I'm sure you can guess how they voted. It was 3-2 in favor of the USA.

[@darylcano3367]

Did you know there is an American town in Alaska that actually uses Canadian money as their official currency?? It's more convenient for them as their nearest shopping area is in Canada. Weird eh??

[@Leftatalbuquerque]

Just how far south do you live in the States to not know winter??? Just wait until this guy discovers that Alaska is on the other side of Canada.

[@noadlor]

As a Canadian, I also learned something new.

[@DM-Canada]

And there is always the town that straddles the border, Beebe Plain - one half in Canada and the other half in the United States. If memory serves, the border runs through the library.

[@dianedee7919]

There's a few spots like this along our border, one in BC and another in New Brunswick.

[@kalebmyers2521]

Canadian here from Alberta. Love your videos man keep it up!

[@tinkmcd]

Tyler, you're one of my fave "typical average Americans." You rock so hard!

[@JeanneBQ]

Wow, never heard of this! I'd say dual citizenship is the simplest direction to take, but even then, we have different laws than the U.S.

[@richardc8795]

Tyler: Can Canada give it back? Canada: Sure. If it lies below the 49th parallel.

[@darylcano3367]

And so it should be. It's IN Canada.

[@Migmaw]

There are a couple of places this happens, there is Port Roberts the residents have to cross the border 4 times to go to school each day. Once to main land Canada then across to the U.S then back to get home, there is another place on the East Coast where either its still Americans or its reversed where Canadians have to enter the U.S to get to mainland Canada

[@treynolds94]

There is a Camadian Island off the east coast of Maine thats Canadian but the only way to get there is a US ferry.

[@mattybrunolucaszeneresalas9072]

Campobello Island is the reverse situation in New Brunswick. you can only go through Maine

[@dianebates2532]

Campobello land is also accessible by ferry, from within New Brunswick. However, most people travel to the US for groceries as the nearest full service store is in Maine.

[@michinwaygook3684]

Interestingly the Robertson screw might have been a household item found in American households but Henry Ford wanted the rights to the invention instead of just the use of it. In the early 20th century, Henry Ford was very interested in the Robertson screw for use in the assembly lines of Ford automobiles. However, a business disagreement prevented widespread adoption of the Robertson screw in Ford's operations. Peter Robertson was unwilling to grant control or licensing rights to Ford, preferring to maintain sole control over his invention. Ford, who preferred dealing with patented products he could control fully, instead opted to use the Phillips screw, which became the standard in American manufacturing due to its easier licensing terms and growing popularity in the United States. I know this because my great grandparents used to work at Henry Ford's factory building Model T Fords. When my great grandfather died Henry Ford gave my great grandmother a job at the factory and had coal delivered to her house.

[@amyl.9477]

I watched the same video just a few days ago! There’s also another one that’s the opposite, a Canadian place cut off from Canada

[@teressamirault4729]

Just give them duel citizenship for families that are currently there. Anyone who moves there after has to apply for duel citizenship before moving there. End of problem.

[@dewflower7298]

👍🏻👍👍🏾👍🏼

[@darylcano3367]

Why?? They have different laws in regards to guns, which should be taken into consideration. There could be a criminal element that needs to be considered also.

[@christineelsey3104]

Ummmmm... I'm not sure I would describe 150 people as a "city"... a hamlet, definitely, but not a city.. The whole story is just crazy & probably costly.

[@kennance115]

They border is at the 49th parallel. It obvious a surveying error and township iss inCnad and the land belongs to Canada.

[@alexjenkins4066]

I agree with his solution to the problem, we have offered to buy it on several occasions. We would welcome those people into our country, but if they don't agree with the issues plaguing them, perhaps consider moving somewhere else.

[@CrystalMorrisonRMT]

Why don’t they just treat it like an island and build a bridge?!

[@mariac3534]

Big money to do that. Who would pay for it.

[@marcpoitras1785]

@@mariac3534 Get Mexico to pay for it. They're paying to build a wall after all aren't they?

[@themadjester9814]

That'd be a super long bridge to build over a lake that can be perceived as an ocean, and as Morrison said, a mega tonne'a cash that no one's gonna fork out

[@mattybrunolucaszeneresalas9072]

6:35 mm I don’t remember if they got a grocery store. Maybe a convenience store? 7:00 it’s not about suing it’s about transitioning land or an aide in their travels

[@juliebean2806]

We go camping at a place in Cadada that has a lake that the US controls the level of...sometimes no water to fish in 😢. There is also an American campground here too but Americans have to cross the border and go back to it to get there

[@davidmcdougall8595]

That's three places "controlled" by Canada - one village, one town, one complete State.

[@Cadmann778]

the reverse of this is kind of Campobello Island, its in New Brunswick, but its only land connection is a bridge to Maine. It does however have regular ferry service to neighboring Deer Island, which itself has no road access and another ferry to the mainland. Another place is the Aroostook Valley Country Club that is only accessible by the US but is mostly in Canada, this was done intentionally because of prohibition

[@neitzche1245]

This place is not alone... In British Columbia there is a small enclave that is US territory, Point Roberts, with 1,191 people. The Children there have to take a bus thru Canada every day to go to school in Washington State. It is located just under Vancouver. Also, anyone who lives near the Great Lakes has interesting winter weather as winds off of the lakes blows snow and ice onto their shores. In winter it can be brutal and in summer it can be hot.

[@Cassxowary]

*“there’s an american city IN CANADA?” every city in canada is an unfortunately american city (not First Nations), because canada is in america too(:*

[@justinp4996]

I recall an earlier video where Tyler mentioned the US doesn't have villages and then chuckled on this video calling the community a city, had to chuckle. I live about 2 hours fromt he NW Angle and have to say it is a unique bit of history that still lives on today.

[@JennaGetsCreative]

Love how you caught the pandemic timeline clue at the beginning of the video and then proceeded to be very confused about all the legal situation talk for the rest of the video.

[@michelbrisebois4317]

How about they become Canadians while keeping their American citizenship. Many peeps have dual nationality. Crossing a border only once is far better than twice.

[@smok3sho587]

Look up point Robert's Washington. Its basically the same thing but much more of a actual city than just a hunting ground

[@SylvieBelanger-l6g]

There is a native Canadian reservation with an address in the province of Quebec called akwasasne. By road, its only accessible through Ontario and the state of New York

[@princeofpcos9804]

Some good fishing there. Very diverse. Bass, walleye, pike, muskie, various trout.

[@DannnyLyzo]

they don't live more north than me, and I did hear a little accent, but it gets thicker the more north in Manitoba you go.

[@KimWest-y7j]

Hope your aware that on the west coast of Canada where I live,we haven't seen frost yet, the temperature has been around 50f. Check out the Gulf islands for example

[@Khangel]

As a Canadian, I say we offer them free Canadian privileges like Healthcare and public services.

[@mazokuchan]

Other ppl have mentioned what I was gonna say, there’s also Point Roberts in WA You should do a reaction video about the two Island by the Canadian coast that are actually France territory

[@lucforand8527]

No one except the indigenous peoples have lived there for generations. One should ask the indigenous people what they want.

[@AaronJoseph-t4b]

We want our unceded Territory back,collect up to 4% Property Tax(Voluntarily),Business Tax %'s,Tariffs & Waste Tax from Cargo Ships that sit in our Waters,they empty Septic Tanks in our Waters,Create our own Electricity & sell it on Mass Market,become Autonomous for all intents & purposes a Nation within a Nation,if Vatican City can do it,Why Not Us Also?!!! Makes sense to me how about you?!!!

[@gastronomist]

This comment must have been from a bot because it didn't make sense.

[@misake]

There is St-Regis, Québec that you have to go through the US boarder to get to it. It's part of First Nations / Native American land (Akwesasne area).

[@lucidmoses]

FYI, the biggest stumbling block to sorting this out is mineral rights. Can't have those texans loose out on a drop of oil that could be there. Also there is like 100 Enclaves in the states. i.e. places that are completely surrounded

[@curmudgeonaf]

Geopolitics is so childish and unserious. I understand how mistakes were made in the past, but there is no logical reason to not correct those mistakes today. Just straighten the border, who cares. Same this with Point Roberts in BC. The people who live there probably wouldn't mind joining Canada, since they are surrounded by Canadians, anyway.

[@jackpeters6125]

Always enjoy your videos. Have a look at Campobello Island and Canusa Street

[@mattybrunolucaszeneresalas9072]

10:35 they couldn’t have, they didn’t know what the lake looked like. 11:55 that’s kind of not the whole story. back in 1783 when the Victoria Americans were negotiating with the British who controlled what would one day be Canada? They need a map and there was only one map that was available at the time. While the East Coast looks pretty good the Wester it goes the Sparser it gets. Under negotiation was the edge of what would one day be Minnesota and Manitoba. But unfortunately that area was hidden underneath an insect on the map so the Americans in the British were bordering blind. They guess that the border should start from the north western part of this lake and go in a horizontal line until it crossed the Mississippi…. Somewhere. But somewhere turned out to be nowhere as the mighty Mississippi stops short of that line which left the border until 35 years later when A 2nd round of negotiations came about and the British that would soon be Canadians, the French (I think) and Americans established the 49th parallel. They came to a compromise that the border should jump up to meet the north western most point of the lake and jump down to the 49th parallel. But when they actually got to the lake, they discovered that it was further north and less round than they previously believed. But the treaty still stands so the border had to jump up to meet that Northwestern most part of the lake and drop straight down to the 49th awkwardly cutting off a piece of Canada before heading west across the remainder of the continent. 11:26 not 90! Get outof here

[@terryslipp3148]

119 people…hard to call it a city!

[@KyleTaylorDesigns]

I think there’s also a Canadian town on an island over in the east coast with no land access except to go through US.

[@T-ShirtMagic]

I've made a few 'Phone-In" Custom's Boarder Check-ins here on the West Coast. We'd sail 24' boats over from Canada's Vancouver Island, BC to America's Friday Harbour Resort, WA for a day of drinking.

[@DebbieAllard68]

I live near the Northwest Angle. The only access is through Manitoba off of gravel road or across the lake. Border Security isn't manned by border security personnel; it's a check-in/out shack. Covid was really tough on Americans living in the Angle. During winter months the residents had an ice road made so they could leave the Angle to get supplies, groceries, medical care. etc. There are other small towns across Canada/US in similar situations that should have had special arrangements made during covid. The Angle should have been part of Canada but it's too last as residents there don't want it. They don't want relocate as they like living there.

[@darylcano3367]

Well then the American government is responsible for building and maintaining an ice road, NOT Canada. Right?? Suck it up buttercup.

[@jean-pierrearcoragi6313]

Couldn’t Canada provide those 119 Americans with automatic (dual) citizenship?

[@mariac3534]

But do they want it?

[@RodBlake-s3u]

There is also another interesting situation in Hyder Alaska.

[@philippedussault5346]

Like Saint-Régis (Qc), you have to go through US border and back again to get there.

[@lynnm.wheaton1559]

The area is a very popular fishing resort area! Tourism for USA, Canadian, and anglers from other places clamour to go all year round.

[@ericwickman920]

"City" and "controls" are a bit of a stretch. What do they call it when Americans blow simple facts out of proportion for optics?

[@patrickdeporte289]

119 people is not a city its a village

And a very small one at that.

[@makaylaforbes6719]

I choose to continue to live I one country that's surrounded by another. It's such an inconvenience so I'm gonna sue!

[@mariac3534]

I didn't catch who they plan to sue.

[@pammaccallum]

residence should stop whining. If they choose to live here, they are going to be inconvenienced! Its their choice. People that live in Alaska can not drive to the lower 48 without going through Canada. Hell, even Alaska's capital is only accessible plane or boat

[@gastronomist]

12:32 "No one can stop you from tap-dancing your way into Canada" - Ironically, most people who cross the border illegally into Canada do so while tap-dancing.

[@Cadmann778]

a lot of more remote crossing points are unmanned on both sides

[@tracystirling4337]

You misunderstand the term ice road. An ice road is over a frozen lake. There is no tundra involved, only frozen water.

[@whatdafrog]

And that is WAY too far south to be tundra.

[@mikekratz39]

Living in the Niagara Region of Canada, it is very common here for someone to live in one country and work in the other. Also, cross border marriages are common. I have two Canadian Aunts who married men from the US and then moved there. We regularly crossed the border for family visits.

[@CrazyCanadian-t4l]

What's weirder is there is a piece of France right in between Canada and the U.S. Saint Pierre and Miquelon

[@bryalogicalgaming5817]

The lake is flanked by American territory on both the north and south sides, why not just build more infrastructure in the lake? I am assuming that an ice breaker and a ferry could solve all of these problems, right?

[@LucGaumontBL4CKP4R4D1SE]

for 119 residents??? I don't think you would like the cost of all this just for 119 persons... It's just my guess...

[@bryalogicalgaming5817]

@@LucGaumontBL4CKP4R4D1SE still sounds cheaper than a bridge

[@norasteers7783]

Look into the Cajuns in Louisiana. They are French Canadians hence Cajuns

[@ThursdayNext67]

Cajun is a changed spelling and pronunciation of Acadian.

[@lucforand8527]

Geography wasn't well known back in the 18th century.

[@michelbrisebois4317]

Southern Canada is not south.

[@richardc8795]

But it is, in fact, Southern Canada.

[@ralphpetry1745]

I think someone else has mentioned it but Point Roberts on the West Coast is a similar scenario of a US town that you have to go through Canada to get to that was created by the governments not wavering on the 49th parallel line way back when - lol!

[@DonnaDouglas-e8i]

southern Canada/Northern Minnesota. Lake Effect Blizzards!

[@aleksa-77-7]

Did I miss something? What was the simple solution the first interviewed guy was talking about?

[@sunshinerainbows3759]

Ice roads are TERRIFYING!!! That’s a good idea for a video, watch some of the videos in northern Canadas ice roads.

[@gastronomist]

Minnesotans are pretty much Canadian anyway. They say "pop" instead of "soda" and they say "about" the same way.

[@Patrick-l2g3g]

Tyler, look up POINT ROBERTS, WASHINGTON...