Let's address the elephant in the room: money.
Current Reality:
The Options:
Option A: Full CAD Adoption Minnesota transitions to Canadian Dollar over defined period.
"Land of Living Skies"
Relationship to Applicant: Interdependent Partner / Eastern Neighbor / The One Who Stayed
TO THE HONOURABLE COURT OF KING'S BENCH OF ALBERTA:
I, the Province of Saskatchewan, make this reference freely and without compensation, though I do note that Alberta still owes me for that time in 1947 when their survey team "accidentally" moved three fence posts onto my side of the fourth meridian.
THIS ACCESS AGREEMENT is made as of the 23rd day of January, 2026
BETWEEN:
THE PROVINCE OF ALBERTA (hereinafter "the Custodial Parent" or "Alberta")
AND:
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (hereinafter "the Non-Custodial Parent" or "the USA")
WITH RESPECT TO:
THIS AGREEMENT is made as of the 23rd day of January, 2026
BETWEEN:
THE PROVINCE OF ALBERTA (hereinafter "the Adoptive Parent" or "Alberta")
AND:
Let's be clear from the outset: there is no legal mechanism for this to happen.
The Canadian Constitution does not contemplate acquiring American states. The United States Constitution does not permit states to join foreign nations. International law does not recognize satirical civic movements as legitimate governmental actors. No court on Earth has jurisdiction to grant what we're about to ask for.
And yet.
Every nation needs a capital. A place where power resides, where laws are made, where ambassadors present credentials and protesters gather on the lawn. The choice is never neutral—it shapes national identity, distributes economic benefits, and declares what the country values.
South Alberta inherits an embarrassment of riches: two current provincial/state capitals, multiple world-class cities, and no obvious answer.
