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The topic of Alberta separating from Canada is the subject of a number mainstream media reports. [37] [33] [34] The geopolitical analyst Peter Zeihan in his 2014 book The Accidental Superpower presented the reasons why he believed both Alberta and the U.S. would benefit from Alberta joining the United States as the 51st state.
The term "51st state" in American political discourse refers to the idea of adding a new state to the Union, either by granting statehood to one of the U.S. territories, splitting an existing state, admitting another country, or granting statehood to Washington, D.C. This would increase the number of states in the United States from 50 to 51.
Cascadia. Cascadia. Proposed state: Republic of Cascadia Advocacy group: Cascadia Department of Bioregion [3] [4] [5] Western Canada. Western Canada. Proposed state: West Canada (includes Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan as well as (sometimes) Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut)
Some have shrugged off Trump’s suggestion Canada should “become the 51st state” as an old joke or mere posturing, while others dismiss it as a bad political idea, given Canada’s blue…
Canada’s outgoing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau suggested that President-elect Trump's suggestion that Canada become America's "51st state" was a distraction from the tariff threat. "I know that ...
The U.S. already has 50 states — and all of them are less of a mess than Canada or Britain. Opinion - Open auditions to be America’s 51st state Skip to main content
In his 2014 book The Accidental Superpower, American geopolitical analyst Peter Zeihan suggested that both Alberta and the United States could benefit if Alberta became the 51st U.S. state. Zeihan argued that Alberta's economic contributions significantly support the Canadian national budget, noting that it consistently contributes more than it ...
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has re-iterated that Canada has no intention to become the 51st state of the US. "It's not going to happen," he said. Speaking to former White House press ...