subnation

In reality, while dealing with foreign affairs, the environment, military matters (part of foreign affairs), and other aspects involving international treaties and agreements, Canada very decidedly falls under the category of a 'subnation' to the United States.

Canada Report - Reaching for Subnation Status 2008

Viewed externally, Canada does not rank so well as one interviewee said, "Canada is still considered and referred to as a subnation and only in relation with the U.S.

Canada Report - Reaching for Subnation Status 2008

What follows is a brief overview of some of the positions Canada has or has not taken that give definition to our country as a subnation.

Canada Report - Reaching for Subnation Status 2008

By following the policies of the United States, Canada's current conservative government (although it is not solely to blame for this as their Liberal counterparts tend this way as well) Canada has reached a new substandard as a subnation, a compliant follower of most that is 'great' in America.

Canada Report - Canada's Policy on Israel/Palestine 2008

Guangdong — a vast province equal in size to many nations — is culturally different from the rest of China, almost a Cantonese-speaking subnation whose language, customs, and kinship networks have more in common with Hong Kong and Southeast Asia than most of the People's Republic.

'The Concrete Dragon: China's Urban Revolution and What It Means for the World' 2008