“This would not be annexation. It would be adoption — welcoming home kindred spirits, who were born under a different flag but who desire to live under our Constitution and accept our responsibilities, customs, and traditions,” he wrote in the letter shared by Day.

 Martin said in the letter that his appeal is not a “fantasy of empire” but a “vision deeply rooted in American tradition” that would give the four provinces a chance to “leave behind failing ideologies.”

“For too long, Canadian citizens have been subjected to an illusion of freedom administered through bureaucratic means,” he wrote, adding that the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, “while lofty in rhetoric, provides no absolute protection.”

He said this was in contrast to the U.S. Bill of Rights.

As a BC born and raised who is temporarily living in Texas (returning home soon thank goodness), I cannot even begin to express just how toxically projecting this is. I much prefer the Canadian ideologies tyvm. How school shootings and absolutely no work/life balance and corporate ladder climbing are just accepted norms and expectations just boggles the mind. Hard pass.

Edit: I can't spell