I've not completely given up on R.A.S. just yet, so I'll ask my question here. Why would this project produce two place trainers that were less expensive than the PW-6 built in Poland? BTW, the PW-6 performance is very close to the ASK21, I assume it would have better performance than the SoarOpenTrainer.

My personal take would be to make a metal or metal and fabric ASK-13ish kit.. Sonex type airframe kits are around 25K Say you could get a two seater high twenties to one, for 30K and easyish to build. Make sure it can take two big pilots. Dunno if it would sell. Composite makes better sailplanes, but I have no interest in working with the stuff, no idea how universal that feeling is.
On the other point. What great days when American newspaper editorials openly advocated for America to invade and take over Canada. Was but a mere 100 years ago. Think of how great that would be for Canada. They'd be Americans so they wouldn't have to feel like a second world country and the world would be rid of that dress wearing son of a commie prime minister.