Canada-U.S. border wall idea ridiculed on social media

Scott Walker, Wisconsin's governor and a Republican contender for job of president, has been mocked non-stop online since raising the idea of building a mammoth security wall along the Canada-U.S. border.

Republican presidential candidate Scott Walker calls northern border wall a 'legitimate issue'

Haydn Watters CBC News Posted: Aug 31, 2015 5:06 PM EDT | Last Updated: August 31, 2015

A proposal by Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, centre, a Republican presidential candidate, to put up a wall between Canada and the U.S. has drawn all sorts of laughs online. (Mic Smith/Associated Press)

Scott Walker, the governor of Wisconsin and a Republican contender for the president's job, has beenridiculed onlinesince raisingthe idea of building a mammothsecurity wall along the Canada-U.S. border.

Walker entertained the idea during an interview on NBC'sMeet the Press onSunday, where he called the walla "legitimate issue."

It's rareto see the Canadian border being discussed during a presidential campaign, as candidates moreoftentalk about the southern border.Walker's fellowpresidentialcandidate,Donald Trump, has calledfor a"real wall" to be put upbetween the U.S. and Mexico. And he plans toget the Mexican government to pay for it.

The possibility of a Canadian wall, on the other hand, got a whole lot of laughs online.

@kaleekreider @wpjenna #Canadawall pic.twitter.com/ZSybQbRTqH
—@cheeseheadlucy

I do agree with Governor #Walker that "Canada Wall" would be a sweet punk rock band name.
—@JohnnyWalsh

So Scott Walker wants a border wall with Canada? I don't think it will work. They're used to climbing over walls. pic.twitter.com/oDiHk0mOjG
—@NCSox

Will the Canada wall only be felled by Dragon Fire or the Horn of Joramun? pic.twitter.com/vebj6yenLF
—@wupton

@inreallifealex Our skates are sharpened, we're coming for their cheese!
—@seanvsmachine

@GovWalker , #CanadaWall really only works in the summer. pic.twitter.com/xljyDX557q
—@astrodex

Of course, the Democratsalsogot in on the fun with a little help fromKanyeWest(another possible presidential candidate?).

Scott Walker said building a U.S.-Canada wall is a "legitimate" idea. http://t.co/BPunJbaZWU pic.twitter.com/wwSwgYQbsx
—@TheDemocrats

Fellow Republican presidential hopeful Rand Paul took a jab at Walker too.

The Kentucky senator told a Boston radio station that a wall between Canada and the U.S. would be a "pretty dumb idea."

Rand Paul Calls Canada Border Wall Idea 'Pretty Dumb'. That's the smartest thing he said so far on the campaign trail http://t.co/8JH7MpC9Ft
—@wes_chu

Some Canadians responded with a shot of sarcasm...

As long as I can still get HBO, build away! Scott Walker says building Canada border wall is a 'legitimate issue' http://t.co/scLRXqHEtw
—@JoshuaLambier

I for one am for this cross border fence. Think of it it'll protect Canada from US crazies + think of the tourism revenue see Wall of China
—@GCR65

If he becomes president I'll lay the first brick! Scott Walker mulls wall along Canada-US border http://t.co/CxVgBGx9RJ via @thespec
—@JeffreyLuscombe

... while others put some seriousthought intothe logisticsof how it would be built.

It would be a long wall. The border stretches8,891kilometres across land and water.

Will your anti-Canada wall float in the Great Lakes? https://t.co/cTGwjEtqmZ
—@Kat4Obama

It wasn't all laughs. One user was seriously concernedat how the proposal would impactjobs, particularly in Walker's home state of Wisconsin...

158,000 Wisconsin jobs depend on trade &investment with Canada #scottwalker 's #CanadaWall put em at risk http://t.co/OeR7fnKCEu #elxn42 #p2
—@pqpolitics

... while many Americans just felt sorryfor Canadians altogether.

Frankly, I'm surprised Canada hasn't already built a wall to keep us out.
—@bermanmatt

I apologize to the people of Canada for Scott Walker's absurd idea of building a Canadian border fence. #CanadaWall
—@AaronApolloCamp

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