Speaking of adding states, why not conservative Alberta?

When newly elected Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney visited Washington this week, he predictably told Trump that Canada is “not for sale.” Trump had a polite but droll response: “I say never say never.”

But the real Canadian news this week was that Alberta, the energy capital of Canada, will hold a referendum in 2026 that’s likely to include a vote asking people if it should separate from Canada.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she doesn’t support separation, but believes its five million people should voice their opinion about the “hostile actions” of their federal government.

Justin Trudeau’s anti-fossil fuel measures made Joe Biden’s “Green New Deal” look like vanilla pudding.

Polls show only about a third of Albertans now favor separation, but they also find that more than half of younger Albertans don’t believe its economy is better off as part of Canada.

Alberta is an energy powerhouse with rich deposits of fossil fuels. Canada’s National Post says the current Constitution “is explicitly rigged to diminish Alberta’s electoral and senatorial power…Our heavy funding of the rest of Confederation seems to earn us nothing but contempt from central Canada.”

If Alberta leaves Canada, America should welcome it with open arms.  What’s not to like?