On a side note, there was talk event as late as 1998 of several Canadian provinces shifting to become US States. This was in part due to the possibility of Quebec breaking away. The thought was the western provinces would likely petition for eventual statehood due to neglect by Ottawa and because most of their business activities with the western US states. The Maritime provinces, were openly talking about petitioning because a soveriegn Quebec would have physically separated them from the rest of Canada.

Isn't it amazing what a few years can do to a relationship?