Alberta: The 51st State?
Will Canada be spilt apart with some of its provinces joining the United States? How many provinces might make the switch? Alberta seems the most likely, but there’s also talk about its neighboring provinces, including Saskatchewan and Manitoba? Would these provinces all make the transition together or separately, each becoming new states?
There’s a lot of issues to resolve and serious questions now being raised as Alberta prepares for a vote that will set the stage for a move toward independence or joining the United States. How would such a transfer affect the USMCA? That’s the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement — the current free trade agreement between the three countries, that’s been in effect since 2020.
Here, longtime Canadian dissident Norm Travesy shares his thoughts about the ongoing process. He notes that Alberta has historically maintained close ties to the United States, as many of the original settlers in Alberta were American cowboys.
Much hinges on the current premier of Alberta, Danielle Smith. She has been asking for better oil and gas pipeline concessions from the Canadian government, and could presumably favor the status quo if that issue gets settled. She also has been warning President Donald Trump to stay out of the separation fight, so she seems to be trying to delicately straddle a fence. Here’s more from McAllister TV.
