This would afford both with benefits. For Canada; a deep water port for both commercial shipping (a shipment point for goods all around the Caribbean and South America), a fixed point as a jump off point for aid or assistance to other countries. A place for snow birds within Canada maintaining our currency within our Country. For the Turks & Caicos would receive our Heath care system, free for all. A social net system including EI. More employment in construction field. Our second to none education system. Post Secondary education from any where in Canadian as a Canadian! A passport that doesn't annotate second class citizen status line "over seas Territory". They would be equals. We have Canadians going south for vacations all the time. As subsidized airfares, if possible, we could keep our citizens in Canada for their vacations.