Forget the 51st state some say New England should be 11th Canadian province

Not only are some people rejecting President Trump’s idea to make the Great White North the 51st state — they think Canada should annex New England as the 11th Canadian province. Backers say the mostly left-leaning states of Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island would fit right in.The idea has been picking up steam both north and south of the 49th parallel.Robert Waite, a professor at Seneca College in Toronto, even flies an unofficial New England flag outside his Ottawa home.Waite, who is originally from Boston, wrote a column about the idea to rally his countrymen.“It was meant to be provocative.The actual idea of this happening is as ridiculous as the idea of Canada becoming the 51st state.

So, I just offered that as an alternative reality,” Waite said.Still, he argued New England has more in common politically and culturally to the east coast of Canada than to some other parts of the US.“New England seems primed to detach itself from the US and attach itself to Canada,” he said.Some would be happy to boot New Englanders from the union.“Go ahead.

They all vote liberal and enjoy high taxes,” one person quipped on X.Others joked about the real reasons Canada might be interested in the deal.“They’re just looking for a hockey team that won the Stanley cup in the last 30 years,” said another.Particulars still need ironing out — famously independent New Hampshire may not be included in the deal.“Those other states are all aligned with Canada’s left-wing government.

New Hampshire is the last bastion of freedom in New England,” Granite State political activist Kimberly Morin told The Post.Others suggested a swap might be in order – New England in exchange for right-leaning Alberta.Some Canadians in oil-rich Alberta – frustrated by a decade of liberal government policies – have expressed support to the idea of joining the US.That was the thinking of the idea’s originator — a US lawmaker so ...