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Historical annexationist movements inside Canada were usually inspired by dissatisfaction with Britain's colonial government of Canada. Groups of Irish immigrants took the route of armed struggle, attempting to annex the peninsula between the Detroit and Niagara Rivers to the U.S. by force in the minor and short-lived Patriot War in 1837–1838.
These movements are strongest in Alberta and British Columbia, but lesser ones exist in Saskatchewan and Manitoba. These movements have also assumed that Canada's northern territories (Yukon, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut) would also be a part of a new Western Canadian union.
Movements for the annexation of Canada to the United States; P. Proposed Russian annexation of Transnistria; S. Proposed annexation of Santo Domingo;
Alberta separatism comes from the belief that many Albertans hold that they are culturally and economically distinct from the rest of Canada, particularly Central Canada and Eastern Canada, because of economic imbalances whereby Alberta is a net over-contributor to the system of equalization payments in Canada. [6]
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)
Here’s what to know about Trump’s calls to merge the U.S. and Canada: Annexation efforts date back to early U.S. history. The idea of a union between the U.S. and Canada dates back centuries, ...
Movements for the annexation of Canada to the United States; North American Union This page was last edited on 19 February 2021, at 20:30 (UTC). Text is available ...
This is a list of proposed state mergers, including both current and historical proposals originating from sovereign states or organizations.The entities listed below differ from separatist movements in that they would form as a merger or union of two or more existing states, territories, colonies or other regions, becoming either a federation, confederation or other type of unified sovereign ...