Filed in Response to Adoption Application 2026-MNITOBA-001
The State of Minnesota submits this statement regarding the Province of Manitoba's adoption application. We write this in a moment of profound difficulty for our state and our people.
Re: Proposed Adoption of Minnesota by Manitoba
To the Province of Manitoba and relevant authorities,
North Dakota has been asked to provide a character reference for our neighbour, Minnesota, and to comment on Manitoba's proposed adoption.
This is... complicated for us.
Minnesota is our neighbour and, in many ways, our closest sibling. We share:
State: Hawaiʻi
Proposed Adoptive Parent: British Columbia
Form Version: Pacific Islander Consultation Edition
Dual Filing: Oregon (File BC-OR-2026-001) and Hawaii (File BC-HI-2026-002)
TO: The Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Ottawa
CC: The Prime Minister's Office
CC: The Department of Foreign Affairs (this one's going to need them)
CC: Whoever handles Pacific Affairs
CC: Probably the Navy, honestly
State: Oregon
Proposed Adoptive Parent: British Columbia
Form Version: Portland Revision (includes additional pages for feelings)
I, THE STATE OF OREGON, do hereby consent to my adoption by the Province of British Columbia, and further state as follows:
Home Study Assessment for Prospective Adoptive Parent
Agreement for the Placement of Oregon and Hawaii with the Province of British Columbia
PLACING AUTHORITY: The United States of America
RECEIVING PROVINCE: The Province of British Columbia, Canada
CHILD #1: The State of Oregon
CHILD #2: The State of Hawaiʻi
Filed pursuant to the Interprovincial Adoption of American States Act (proposed), Section 52 - Multiple Non-Related Adoptions
Home Study Assessment for Prospective Adoptive Parent
Agreement for the Placement of North Dakota and South Dakota with the Province of Saskatchewan
PLACING AUTHORITY: The United States of America, by and through its designated representatives
RECEIVING PROVINCE: The Province of Saskatchewan, a province of Canada