Canada lawmaker suggests letting 3 US states join, get free health care

As a Washingtonian, I’m so fucking sold.

Minnesota welcomes Canada with the traditional poutine and tatortot hotdish border potluck

Please don't leave us behind

Vermont... I think we could get this done pretty quick... In fact, I bet the rest of the US wouldn't even notice... Bonus, we'll bring Bernie.

It's funny how much more favorable the comments are on this compared donnie's original comments.

Canadians on joining the US: "oh hell no!"

Americans on joining Canada: "me too please!"

Sooo, as a Canadian, I'm pretty sure I have the authority to speak for all of us, and as much as I'd love to have you all, I'd rather not tempt fate and accidentally start a war.

Also, Indiana, Idaho, South Dakota and Wyoming, you're expressly not allowed in.

entire west coast: let us in!

Yes. One million times yes. Let's watch the GOP fucking implode when the largest GDP State (CA) leaves their ass. It's insane they are whining about our fires... Idaho was far more on fire this year than us in California. And that was all forest, not literal neighborhoods that 100% raked their fuckin leaves.

Here's a nice compromise position - Canada becomes a republic; in exchange, the West Coast and the East Coast down to Maryland (or Virginia) join as unincorporated territories or whatever the Canuck equivalent is.

please save us from Y'All Qaeda

As a Washingtonian, I would LOVE for this to happen. It’s a shame she’s joking.

Speaking at a press conference last week in Ottawa, May called out the president-elect, saying, "Hey, Donald, have we got a deal for you? You think we want to be the 51st state huh? But maybe California would like to be the 11th province. How about it? California? Oregon? Washington?

I live in California and I'd like this. But then the USA would never have a non-GOP president ever again and that's against my conscience.

I think each individual state should be able to choose whether they stay in the US or not. Every ten years, the citizens of the state voted. If you vote to leave, you can’t come back for ten years. It would take place at the same time as the census.

Not just three, all the Blue States would like to switch to province.

As an American, let me just say, 🎶 Oh Canada... 🎶

If the whole "annex Canada" stuff was just a distraction, this might become a reality, fascists like Trump are highly irrational, and might give them the 3 most western states, especially California.

Yeah, right. If California joined they’d be subsidizing health care for the rest of Canada through transfer payments since every province would be considered a “have not province” compared to California.

This is like inviting your billionaire uncle to move in with you and also open a joint bank account.

Edit: just to put some numbers on my point, the GSP (gross state product) of California is $4 trillion, nearly twice that of the GDP of Canada which is $2.18 trillion. Canada’s economy would effectively triple in size by bringing in California.

This. This is how you fight trump

I am Soooooo down for this!!!!!

I think it's all noise to distract from issues US should solve on its own.

I doubt they'll take #Arkansas, so I'm screwed either way until my familial duty is complete.

Pick me! Pick me! oh oh oh!

As someone who lives in California, I would love this.

What about New Mexico?
If the US can have Alaska, we can join Canada, right?

no fair man. illinois. illinois.

Hey, take illinois. Its connected via the great lakes, and we may be #12 in terms of GDP, about 50-60%% of goods travelling by rail or road through the US have to go through us.

Those aren't the states I picture as being closely connected to Canada, but maybe that's because I'm jealous

Let the negotiations begin xD kek

Maryland. I'm in. It's closer than you think.

Technically that would make king charles my head of state seeing as I live in California. Not into that. A lot of pros/advantages though, I'll say that much.

Calling Elizabeth May a lawmaker is the most credibility the federal Green party has ever gotten

Minnesota is basically already there

Hey... don't forget Vermont!

Can we get a relocation care package for all of the reasonable people stuck in red state hell-holes!? I'd move to literally any blue state if I had the resources and reassurance it won't be sucked into US federal far right bs. So done with this scam country.

Elizabeth May, you’re swell!

North Carolina please

Maybe they can swap the US Alberta for them

What a Sucker Punch ! I like that