Honestly, Canada takes Minnesota and the great lake state, and the east and west coasts form their own countries might not be the worst outcome in 10 years or so.
this post was submitted on 30 Jan 2026
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I have a trade offer for Canada. America gets Alberta, Canada gets New England, Mid-Atlantic, Pacific, and Puerto Rico.
Canada will take California as well
That’s part of the Pacific.
I should have been more spacific.
I think we'd need a laneway across Alberta so B.C. isn't cut off. Maybe encompassing the oil fields?
100% Fuck No!
There are way too many Americans that will not adapt to Canadian culture. Even on the left there is heavy "American exceptionalism" brainwashing and they love guns and Jesus way too much.
Remember that 1/3 of Americans wanted to do something other than Trump. 2/3rd wanted him or didn't give a shit enough to vote.
If Americans want a better life, they can move to Canada.
Imagine the national hockey team we'd have.
This is the Canadian plan to get their national goaltenders back on track
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Carney should send some kind of delegation down there. You know...nothing official. Just to "talk".
I'd be curious to see how many are actually expatriating to Canada right now from the US.
Whenever anyone left of The Homelander gets elected to office, there are waves of conservatives screaming about leaving the USA all over the internet and also getting on local news and shit, and the problem with this narrative from the right is that if they want to go somewhere further right than the US already is, they would have to go to somewhere like Russia... which is exactly what a couple did, ending predictably. The rest are too chickenshit to actually move to a place that doesn't have the comforts liberal democracy has given them.
But shit, Canada is a fantastic option if you're trying to escape things like being sent to the frontline of a trench war and think that you shouldn't be killed in the street for not having your papers, and they're just a snowy fenceline away for thousands of miles. Is Carney drafting plans for a mass immigration?
If he gets too many US refugees, will he have to make his own ICE to round up American immigrants? Can I at least ask my Canadian brothers up there to make sure it's named ICE ICE BABY?
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California Washington Oregon and Hawaii are in too and I don’t want to debate about Hawaii because we need to band together for protection from this evil regime standing alone isn’t an option at this time
At that point it's blue America with a bit of Canada attached, though. At least by population.
And canada getting a tropical paradise would be the cherry on top
Have you ever been in Rural Washington or Oregon? How about Orange County California? There are some really fucked up MAGA Nazi fucks in those areas. Just because the cities are blue doesn't mean the rural parts aren't filled with dumbass, sister fucking, redneck cunts.
No shot this will actually happen, but I support it. Fuck this country
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That's some clever stuff
Let me know if that's gonna happen so I can move to MN real quick
I find it hilarious that this made its way to CBC. Usually they don't stir the international politics pot like this.
I’m in. I love hockey, politeness, and poutine. I can handle winter and cold. I already know the anthem in English and French, because hockey. And I hate the Leafs.
If Minnesota joined…Quebec would probably use the opportunity separate because we’d have to open up the constitution.
And I hate the Leafs.
You could have just said this part and I’d fully support you as a citizen.
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Out of all the States, Minnesota is one of the few I'd have almost zero objection to welcoming in. "Minnesota Nice" and "Canadian Polite" are closely related (but somewhat different).
Sadly, it will never happen. Adding a province requires re-opening the Constitution, and that's not going to happen. (If you're too young to remember, look up the Meech Lake and Charlottetown Accords)
Minnesota is already honorary Canadian and in my opinion, always has been.
Constitutions are made up by people and people can change them. All you need to do is either get everyone to agree, or make sure the people who don't agree can't stop you. Trump chose the latter, and has completely ignored and dismantled the US constitution. Whatever comes out the other side is going to be very, very different. I'm not saying that we should do that. But in the face of an existential threat like that, I don't think it's beyond reason that we could, in fact, get everyone to agree. It's amazing how staring mutual death and dissolution in the face can change the bitterest of rivalries into if not perfect alignment, at least a functional working relationship. Misery acquaints a man with strange bedfellows.
If Minnesota goes, I bet Wisconsin would be soon to follow after recent events.
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We should really be both breaking up into regions/countries that make sense:
- “Cascadia”: British Columbia, Oregon and Washing State
- The Maritimes and New England
- Quebec
- The South
No. With the exception of Quebec there is no good legal way nor particularly good reason to split Canada up. We aint gonna weaken ourselves because of some regional 'vibes'. Provinces already tend to cooperate more within their region as it is.
You can do whatever you want down there but keep us out of it.
Oh, I agree.
A lot of things just make more sense north to south or regionally.
I’m Canadian BTW.
Why do Canadians have to change? We aren't the ones who suck.
CT resident here. I've seen trailer park boys. You're never going to convince me to join the maritimes. Get oat of my trailer.
I bet you make some pretty fucked scalloped potatoes, bud.
Oot.
There’s no trailers in CT?
How about, NO!
Canada is Canada. We might be a bit different in the Maritime than in BC, but we are all fucking Canadian.
Fuck off with your break up Canada bullshit.
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