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PROVINCE OF MANITOBA

Office of the Premier

An Open Letter to Our Neighbours

Dear Minnesota,

We've been neighbours for a long time now. Our grandparents were neighbours. Their grandparents were neighbours. The border between us is the longest undefended border in the world, and that's not just geography—it's trust built over generations.

PROVINCE OF MANITOBA
FAMILY DIVISION

FORM MB-SANCTUARY: DECLARATION OF SANCTUARY AND SAFETY COMMITMENT

Supplemental Filing to Adoption Application 2026-MNITOBA-001

PREAMBLE

The Province of Manitoba files this supplemental declaration in recognition of changing circumstances affecting the State of Minnesota and its residents. This declaration addresses Manitoba's commitment to safety, sanctuary, and human dignity as core principles of the proposed adoption.

STATE OF MINNESOTA
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR

STATEMENT ON PROPOSED ADOPTION BY THE PROVINCE OF MANITOBA

Filed in Response to Adoption Application 2026-MNITOBA-001

PRELIMINARY STATEMENT

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.

STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR

CHARACTER REFERENCE AND STATEMENT

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.

ABOUT MINNESOTA

Minnesota is our neighbour and, in many ways, our closest sibling. We share:

GOVERNMENT OF CANADA / GOUVERNEMENT DU CANADA

DEPARTMENT OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
MINISTÈRE DES AFFAIRES INTERGOUVERNEMENTALES

FORM OTT-1247B-Rev.C(iv): ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF RECEIPT OF DUAL NOTICE OF INTENT FOR NON-CONTIGUOUS TERRITORIAL ADOPTION

Ce formulaire est également disponible en français. Hawaii has requested Hawaiian. We're looking into it.

FILE NUMBER: OTT-IGA-2026-BC-DUAL-OR/HI-001

DATE RECEIVED: [DATE]

SUPREME COURT OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
FAMILY DIVISION

FORM BC-AD5: CHARACTER REFERENCES FOR PROSPECTIVE ADOPTIVE PARENT

Collected in support of British Columbia's Application to Adopt Oregon and Hawaii

REFERENCE #1: PROVINCE OF ALBERTA

Relationship to Applicant: Neighbour (immediately to the east), Economic Partner, Occasional Adversary

Length of Relationship: Since 1871 (BC joining Confederation) and 1905 (Alberta's creation)

SUPREME COURT OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
FAMILY DIVISION

FORM BC-AD4b: CONSENT OF STATE TO ADOPTION

State: Hawaiʻi
Proposed Adoptive Parent: British Columbia
Form Version: Pacific Islander Consultation Edition

SUPREME COURT OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
FAMILY DIVISION

FORM BC-AD7: ADOPTION PLACEMENT AGREEMENT

Agreement for the Placement of Oregon and Hawaii with the Province of British Columbia

PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT

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

SUPREME COURT OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
FAMILY DIVISION

FORM BC-AD4a: CONSENT OF STATE TO ADOPTION

State: Oregon
Proposed Adoptive Parent: British Columbia
Form Version: Portland Revision (includes additional pages for feelings)

STATEMENT OF CONSENT

I, THE STATE OF OREGON, do hereby consent to my adoption by the Province of British Columbia, and further state as follows:

SUPREME COURT OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
FAMILY DIVISION

FORM BC-AD6: DECLARATION OF PROVINCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES

Home Study Assessment for Prospective Adoptive Parent