The Adoption of THE STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA and THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA
(hereinafter referred to as "the Children" or "the Dakota Twins")
The Application of THE PROVINCE OF SASKATCHEWAN
(hereinafter referred to as "the Applicant" or "Saskatchewan")
Filed pursuant to the International Adoption and Territorial Incorporation Act (hypothetical), R.S.C. 2024, c. A-7.2
Court File Number: 2026-MNITOBA-001
To: The State of Minnesota
From: The Province of Manitoba
Dear Minnesota,
We know this might seem sudden, but honestly, we've been thinking about this for a while.
You're right there. Just across the border. We see you at the lake. We wave. You wave back. We both say "ope" when we almost bump into each other at the boundary crossing.
We've watched you get overlooked. Flyover country, they call you. But we see you. We've always seen you.
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
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
Before any paperwork is signed, before any treaties are negotiated, we should probably spend more time together.
Current Cross-Border Reality:
Manitobans and Minnesotans already cross the border constantly:
But these are individual choices. A formal Cultural Exchange Program would deepen understanding systematically.
One of the most significant differences between Manitoba and Minnesota isn't geography—it's how we take care of our people when they get sick.
Manitoba operates under Canada's universal healthcare system. When you're ill, you see a doctor. When you need surgery, you get surgery. The bill? Handled. It's not perfect—wait times exist, and rural access remains a challenge—but no Manitoban has ever gone bankrupt because they got cancer.
"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.
What is the appropriate threshold for triggering a Divergence Event? Should small variances be treated differently than large ones?