Posted on 04/01/2006 9:39:13 AM PST by fanfan
BREAKING:
Bourque has learned that Prime Minister Stephen Harper and US President George Bush have agreed to swap Alaska for New Brunswick.
The idea, first broached in Cancun two days ago by officials discussing bilateral trade issues, was said to have been well received by both leaders late Thursday as they sipped margaritas, dipped corn chips into spicy salsa, and contemplated the various merits of the deal.
Sources inside the Prime Minister's Office indicated under condition of anonymity late Friday night that the plan would see the province of New Brunswick amalgamated into the State of Maine no later than April 8, 2010, in exchange for the state of Alaska, which would be amalgamated into the Yukon. "It makes eminent sense", said our source, who once attended a Harvard lecture given by the erudite Michael Ignatieff several years ago.
"Both are marginal territories awkwardly placed in their respective countries", noted our source, "and both countries would be strengthened by this type of realignment". In fact, Bourque has confirmed through sources in Cancun that a secret task force has been struck to put together a plan of action based on sound strategic, geopolitical, commercial, and national security reasons strong enough to instigate successful votes in both Congress and Parliament no later than April 8, 2008.
It remains unclear what, if any, say the citizens of Alaska and New Brunswick will have in the decision-making process, though it is understood that both the Governor of Alaska and the Premier of New Brunswick have been briefed and are on side.
Developing..
Biased in favor of oil bearing lands, eh.
Keep yer mitts off our oil.
It's not just the oil in Alberta that we want, it's the people, too. They are "our kind of folks." New Brunswick would be to the left of Vermont.
Not coveting. We're trading you Vermont. You'd get Ben and Jerry's.
I was raised on a farm and I know horseshit when I see it
And how the hell would you know that they're your "kind of folk"???
I have relatives in Alberta and I've been there a lot. So I know that
the Canadians there are the same as Canadians elsewhere.
Except they're sitting on oil - Texas tea - black gold.
British Columbia?
Let's toss in Seattle (city limits) and San Francisco if we need to sweeten the deal. We may need to put up some walls and tear down a bridge or two, but in both cases that ought to be pretty easy.
That's why they vote Liberal, eh?
Pssst, don't telll anyone, but we voted in a Conservative Gov't at
the Federal level. And with Alberta having only 8% of the seats in Gov't,
there had to be a lot of support for the Conservatives in the rest
of the Country, eh?
BTW, are you going to retain control of the House and Senate in
the Fall or is YOUR Gov't going to be LIBERAL????
Sounds like y'all may want to be more focused on your country
rather than wanting a piece of ours.
Throw in Saskatchewan as the province to be named later and we throw in New York in a waiver deal. You have to take Hillarita and make her a Canadian citizen...
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