Like many in my family, I believe in a new "Anglosphere" (UK, USA, Australia, EnZed,, Ireland, and other English speaking nations). Canada would be welcomed so long as they expel Quebec to sink on its own.
Why is this such an impossible dream? It makes more sense than the UK giving up its identity to Brussels.
I love the idea of an "Anglosphere", composed of the English-speaking countries. You have a very smart family. Include in that grouping most of Eastern Europe, who we understand and who understand us.