Canada and United States
Deep integration can also specifically refer to the harmonization of policies and regulations of Canada and the United States. Some (who?) believe that doing so will result in the formation of a new North American Union that effectively erases the border between Canada and the United States in the interest of trade north of the border and security concerns south of the border.
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