Forget Greenland — Trump should offer statehood to these Canadian provinces - The Hill

The idea of Western Provinces joining the USA is being received with a lot of support in the USA. This is evidenced by the large number of Yankie articles pushing this scenario. And why wouldn't they? It would be a no brainer that it would add to American prosperity and influence. 

What I find frustrating however, is that Americans seem more interested in having Alberta join its ranks than Eastern Canadians want to keep us.

The Hill reports:

President Trump’s offer to purchase Greenland from Denmark was front-page news in August, but a better option for expanding the country’s geographic footprint would be to offer statehood to the Canadian provinces of Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba, as well as the interior of British Columbia. ...

If these provinces did seriously push for separation, and they were willing to entertain the invite, the United States would be smart to welcome them with open arms. We’d surely benefit by adding these four stars to the U.S. flag.That’s because the interior of British Columbia and the province of Alberta exhibit the same rough-and-rugged individualism that is found in Montana. Both areas have their roots in mining, forestry, oil and gas and ranching, and they recognize the value of wisely using resources as the engine to drive a strong economy.

A little further east, Saskatchewan and Manitoba have the strong, independent mindset of those in the Great Plains states. Their people, who can withstand the blistering prairie winters, are the ones who produce much of the grains and livestock that feed the rest of the nation.

The United States already is the largest producer of oil and natural gas in the world, but with Alberta, Saskatchewan and northern British Columbia in the fold, we would be completely dominant.

Western Canadians also would benefit greatly from becoming states. In this case, they would be freed from the constraints of Trudeau’s carbon tax as well as the need for the U.S. State Department to authorize oil pipelines to their major customers.

Currently, any pipeline that crosses the U.S. border needs State Department approval. But the Obama administration abused that authority by endlessly delaying the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline from Western Canada.Removing this regulatory roadblock would be a boon to the energy industry and a significant economic boost to Western Canadian families, who likely feel unappreciated and abused by politicians in Eastern Canada.