B.C. legislator enraged by American state senator’s pitch to voluntarily become the 51st state | Unpublished
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Author: Wolfgang Depner
Publication Date: August 16, 2025 - 15:04

B.C. legislator enraged by American state senator’s pitch to voluntarily become the 51st state

August 16, 2025

A British Columbia legislator said he went from “disappointed” to “enraged” after receiving a pitch from a Republican state senator for Canada’s four western provinces to join the United States.

Brennan Day, with the Opposition B.C. Conservative Party, said his office had to first confirm the authenticity of the “nonsense” letter from Maine Sen. Joseph Martin after receiving it last week. 



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