[xm177e2]

Alberta is welcome any day to become the 51st state. They'll probably stick it out on their own, though, and that's not such a bad idea either. If British Columbia would come, too, that would be doubly awesome.

[Drango]

Alberta is welcome any day to become the 51st state.

Trade you California for Alberta.

[Clive]

There is also the Cascadia movement with active membership in Washington, British Columbia and Alaska to form a Pacific Rim nation.

Perhaps Alberta, Yukon and Oregon could become part of it.

Even with the original membership, the nation would be viable separated from the rest of the continent with its trade oriented toward the Pacific Rim.

[Husker24]

No no no, dont let them become a 51st state, we need a place to go if Hillary is elected.

[ContentiousObjector]

1. Alberta would like Washington about as much as they like Ottawa now

2. British Columbia is Havana North, and in slightly worse economic shape than Cuba

[Canadian Outrage]

THIS British Columbian would be right on that bandwagon and so would a lot of other ones I know. I don't think the Eastern Liberals in their own little world have a clue what the level of disgust and frustration is here. Not a clue. Why do we need them?? We have all the major resources between Alberta, B.C. and even Sask and Man. But Alberta and B.C. have oil, minerals, vast resources of Timber, Fisheries, Mining, and BRAINS!!

[Blood of Tyrants]

All we do is give and give and get nothing back,

And how would that change if they became the 51st state?

[Professional]

BC would make the other Western States look conservative. No thanks!