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Both Manitoba and Minnesota know how to throw a party. The question isn't whether we'd celebrate—it's how many celebrations we'd have.

Minnesota's Greatest Hits:

• Minnesota State Fair (late August-early September): 2 million+ visitors, cheese curds, everything on a stick, Miracle of Birth Center
• Winter Carnival (St. Paul): Ice palaces, parades, embracing the cold
• Aquatennial (Minneapolis): Summer festival, water-focused

Manitoba's Offerings:

This is where Manitoba brings something truly special to the table.

Manitoba Hydro by the Numbers:

• 97% of electricity generated from renewable sources (primarily hydroelectric)
• 5,700+ megawatts of generating capacity
• Among the lowest electricity rates in North America
• Exports power to Minnesota, Saskatchewan, and Ontario already

Minnesota's Current Energy Mix:

Let's talk money—specifically, how we'd fund this partnership without anyone feeling like they got a bad deal.

Current Comparison:

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Manitoba

Minnesota

Top Income Tax Rate

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.

PROVINCE OF SASKATCHEWAN

"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.

ACCESS AGREEMENT

In the Matter of the Adoption of Texas by Alberta

Court File No. 2026-SALBERTA-001

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:

EXHIBIT A

AGREEMENT FOR CONSIDERATION

In the Matter of the Adoption of Texas by Alberta

Court File No. 2026-SALBERTA-001

THIS AGREEMENT is made as of the 23rd day of January, 2026

BETWEEN:

THE PROVINCE OF ALBERTA (hereinafter "the Adoptive Parent" or "Alberta")

• A responsible adult jurisdiction of 120 years
• Acting through its citizens in good faith and mild exasperation

AND:

Now that the constitutional framework is settled (more or less), we turn to the matter that will define our daily lives far more than tax policy or pipeline routes: what do we eat?

South Alberta inherits two of North America's most distinctive food cultures—and the question before us is not whether to choose between them, but how to honor both while creating something genuinely new.

THE TEXAS TRADITION