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0pimo t1_j5wm9nv wrote

Reply to comment by Cykul in Justin Trudeau gets swarmed by protesters walking to Ontario restaurant by No-Atmosphere9320

Alberta has a succession movement where they want to join the USA.

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Khada_the_Collector t1_j5xgiy1 wrote

Seems as though it’s a loud group, but the numbers show most are good with staying in Canada (and who can blame them).

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snagsguiness t1_j5xe5ei wrote

Economically it makes sense for Alberta

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andygchicago t1_j5xjglt wrote

I remember back in the day when Quebec had serious thoughts of independence, economic experts said the most viable thing for the rest of Canada was to join the US

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WhatDoYouMean951 t1_j5ych13 wrote

If Quebec left the roC would be sliced in half. The North-West territories create a land connection between BC and roC, but as best as I can tell there's no current road connections that don't go via Alberta. BC, NWT and Yukon would become a pene-exclave that separates the US exclave of Alaska from the main territory. I guess those same economic experts would make that same claim if Alberta joined the US.

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andygchicago t1_j5yejdb wrote

I don’t see why geography would be a factor we literally have a state in the middle of an ocean. I’m sure they considered transport with Quebec as a thoroughfare

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snagsguiness t1_j5yr6h9 wrote

For the US it’s not a factor for Canada it is a major one.

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Thoth_the_5th_of_Tho t1_j5y9a7g wrote

Politically, the US would never accept it, at least not without Canada's approval, and a blue state to add to balance it out.

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Donut_of_Patriotism t1_j5yseqp wrote

All other considerations aside, can we just talk about how weird the shape of the US would be if this actually happened?

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mobappbrowse t1_j5z6byj wrote

> Alberta has a succession movement where they want to join the USA.

*secession

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[deleted] t1_j5x33dc wrote

just make the whole of canada the 51st state fuck it

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