President Trump invited Canada to join the USA as the 51st State. This idea is not original to our President. It was the idea of the delegates to the Constitutional Convention. They proposed it during the War of Independence from Great Britain.
Canada acceding to this confederation, and joining in the measures of the united states, shall be admitted into, and entitled to all the advantages of this union: but no other colony shall be admitted into the same, unless such admission be agreed to by nine states.
For years, our nation was governed by the Articles of Confederation. During that time, Canada needed no special permission to join the United States of America.
Can New States Be Added to the Union?
Yes, Article IV, Section 3 of the Constitution describes the rules. These rules explain how a new state can be added to the union.
New States may be admitted by the Congress into this Union; but no new State shall be formed or erected within the Jurisdiction of any other State; nor any State be formed by the Junction of two or more States, or Parts of States, without the Consent of the Legislatures of the States concerned as well as of the Congress.
Article IV, Section 3
John White
Rockwall, Texas
Canadians Thinking About Statehood
Study Country: Why is Alberta so much like Texas?
Newsweek, May 3, 2025: Alberta Separatists Push to Leave Canada After Liberals Win Election
YouTube, May 6, 2025: Canadians Are Now Calling for Alberta to Join the United States
“Alberta is rising up — with Premier Danielle Smith leading a bold push to take back control from Ottawa. From border negotiations to calls for U.S. statehood, this may be the most serious separatist movement Canada has ever seen.”
YouTube, May 6, 2025: Alberta Premier Danielle Smith promises 2026 separation referendum if signatures warrant
“Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she would hold a referendum on provincial separation next year if citizens gather the required signatures on a petition. Smith, in a livestream address, says she wants a sovereign Alberta within a united Canada, but the voices of those unhappy with Confederation are not fringe extremists and must be listened to. (May 5, 2025)”
John N. White 