While there’s been plenty of talk now and then about one or more Canadian province leaving Canada and applying for statehood in the US, that’s all it’s ever been. The last time something like this came to the forefront was when Quebec was looking to become independent which would have left the Maritime Provinces separated from the rest of Canada. A number of those provinces considered joining the US if Quebec became a separate nation. However, the separation referendum failed in Quebec, twice.
But now some of the western provinces have had enough of Ottawa draining them dry while at the same time making it difficult for them to farm, mine, drill for oil, and so on. It looks like two provinces, Alberta and Saskatchewan, have had enough and they want out.
Will they go independent and form their own nation, or will they look south and join the US? So far, it seems that about a third of the residents in both provinces see joining the US as a viable option.
