Manitoba

Court File Number: 2026-MNITOBA-001

Child: The State of Minnesota

Section 1: Acknowledgment

I, the State of Minnesota, acknowledge that:

Court File Number: 2026-MNITOBA-001

Applicant: The Province of Manitoba

Section 1: Income Declaration

I/We declare the following financial capacity to support the child:

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:

FORM AA-3: Notice of Intent to Receive a Child for Adoption

Court File Number: 2026-MNITOBA-001

Court of King's Bench (Family Division)

Judicial Centre: Winnipeg

Applicant(s):

          The Province of Manitoba ("Friendly Manitoba" / "Land of 100,000 Lakes")

Address for Service:

Manitoba Legislative Building

450 Broadway

Winnipeg, MB R3C 0V8

friendship@manitoba.ca

PROVINCE OF ONTARIO Ministry of Intergovernmental Affairs Office of External Trade Relations

RE: Your Request for Interdependent Relationship Co-Signature (Ref: MB-MN-2026-001)

Dear Province of Manitoba,

Thank you for your correspondence dated January 16 2026 regarding co-signature on an adoption application for the State of Minnesota.

After review, we must inform you that:

~ PROPOSED OFFICIAL DISHES OF MANITOBIFICATION ~

Presented for public consultation and referendum

DISH #1: The Perogy Hotdish

"When Baba Met Betty Crocker"

Heritage:

The following are character references in support of the adoption of the great state of Minnesota by the Province of Alberta.  Or character references that are completely ambivalent to the proposal.  Or buried in bureaucratic paperwork.  Either way, we are including them.

Any partnership between Manitoba and Minnesota must center the Indigenous peoples who have lived on these lands since time immemorial.

The Nations:

Manitoba:

• 63 First Nations
• Significant Métis population
• Treaty 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 territories
• Languages: Cree, Ojibwe, Dakota, Dene, Oji-Cree

Minnesota:

Winnipeg and the Twin Cities will naturally dominate headlines. But the partnership's success will be measured in smaller communities too.

Manitoba's North:

• Thompson, Flin Flon, The Pas, Churchill
• Mining, hydroelectric development, tourism (polar bears, northern lights)
• Significant Indigenous population
• Challenges: Healthcare access, transportation, economic diversification

Minnesota's North:

This might be the most natural area of partnership—because the water doesn't care about borders.

The Shared Watershed:

Manitoba and Minnesota share critical water systems: