Court File Number: 2026-MNITOBA-001
Between:
Placing Party: The United States of America (current guardian - consent not yet obtained)
Receiving Party: The Province of Manitoba
Child: The State of Minnesota
Terms of Placement:
- Healthcare: Minnesota residents will be welcomed into Manitoba's universal healthcare system. Transition period of 5 years proposed to ensure smooth integration. Cross-border care already exists informally; this simply formalizes it.
- Natural Resources & Hydro Power: Manitoba Hydro will extend service options to Minnesota. Combined hydroelectric capacity will create North America's most sustainable power corridor. Minnesota's wind resources complement Manitoba's hydro - together we're unstoppable.
- Water Rights: Shared stewardship of boundary waters. Lake of the Woods, Rainy River, and Red River systems to be jointly managed. Combined lake count: 110,000+. We will be the undisputed Lake Champions.
- Sports & Recreation: The Winnipeg Jets and Minnesota Wild will maintain separate team identities but form a cooperative development partnership. Unused arena capacity to be dedicated to youth hockey development, summer camps, and cross-border minor league play.
- Transportation: Enhanced highway connections between Winnipeg and Minneapolis/St. Paul. Potential passenger rail restoration. "The Friendship Corridor."
- Cultural Preservation: Minnesota's unique identity (State Fair, "Minnesota Nice," hotdish) will be respected and celebrated. We understand regional pride. We will not attempt to replace "ope" with "sorry" - both are valid.
Signatures:
Receiving Party (Manitoba):
- Print: PROVINCE OF MANITOBA
- Signature: [scrawl]
- Date: 2026-01-__
Placing Party (USA):
- Print: ________________________
- Signature: (pending consent)
- Date: ________________________
Witness/Co-Signer (Ontario):
- Print: ________________________
- Signature: (pending response)
- Date: ________________________