Slogans • Right Here, Right now.

"My dream is of a place and a time where America will once again be seen as the last best hope of earth." - Abraham Lincoln      Here at Annexation.ca, we believe that the place is here and the time is now.		"Right here, right now."
		We live in a time of untold challenge and opportunity, and a democratic annexation of Canada to the United States would provide the necessary vision to ensure a constructive path on which to realize our collective future. In a world beset by corruption, greed, violence, death and destruction, there remains a pristine natural beauty and freshness of spirit that survives and endures in our beautiful lands. This article is accompanied by photos of some of the North American landscapes that inspire and define the communities who flourish within them. They say that an image is worth a thousand words, well take a good look at the landscapes found below, and you will find in each of them the same magnificence and beauty that has inspired previous generations to a resilience and love of life on which our current prosperity was built. These North American landscapes form but a small sample of the incredible diversity of variations in beauty our lands possess. So why here? why now? Why not in a hundred years, or in a generation or so? Because the world is begging for a genuine event, to flush away and cleanse the accumulated sorrows of deceit and lies which have incrementally infected our confidence and trust in ourselves, our governments, and our future. As we speak, barriers are being erected over our historically open borders. Fences are being considered, passports demanded, where for centuries of unprecedented peace and prosperity, our peoples cohabited in these vast lands of America. If we do not take action now, the possibility of a free and prosperous continent may forever evade our grasp. We are at this very crossroads, where on one side our peoples end up permanently sundered, while on the other, they conjoin their federations into one mighty bastion of freedom where hope can once again find a true home for itself. That is the type of daring proposition that can and will lead the world into a better future.

By making this collective decision as a common people, to explore this avenue for the combination of our countries, we may in fact avoid a more somber future and help realize Lincoln's dream of an American rejuvenation, that the entire world can look to for hope and faith in the future. If Canadians and Americans allow the current trend of division that our government bureaucracies are installing to take hold, the level of people to people interactions will be reduced greatly. The traditional friendly hockey games where children from both sides of the border would freely travel to meet their counterparts in friendly competition is now being prevented, through costly measures requiring all travelers be equipped with passports. This is why now is the time to take a deep breath, and explore this alternative. North Americans would certainly benefit from such a conjugation of our federations. With both representation and active participation in the responsibilities and rights of member states, Canada's provinces and people would bring a new energy into the American experience, that would provide the world with a strong pillar of stability for the peace and prosperity of the entire world. It is in this context, that such a never seen union, coming from the people, democratically discussed and voted upon, by both Americans and Canadians, represents a truly real opportunity for the rejuvenation of the American dream, and a successful union would definitely enable the last best hope Lincoln dreamed of, to come to life. Just looking at the news and the negativity which surrounds most of it, one can easily perceive the need for such a hopeful project, built on hope and the knowledge that in times of trouble, we can and should set the proper example.

United We Stand, Divided We Fall.
We are perhaps the only region in the entire world even capable of considering such a full fledged union without flinching. The world needs a hope. A "last best hope" and I say it is time for Canadians to step up to the plate and take their place alongside their American brothers, to ensure that the light of liberty continues to shine brightly for the many generations that will follow. We hear of discontent and the general mood is rather towards division. There are in both countries growing discussions of regional autonomy and even outright secession. This road of partition would lead only to a situation of "divide and conquer" scenario, where none of the North American regions would be able to face the scope of challenges that affect us directly. That is why the better road is in the opposite direction: Let us baffle the world and talk instead of enlarging this Union, facing the challenges head on, with the understanding that the problems we face will be fixed not by running from them but by confronting them rationally. Discussions on an eventual annexation of Canada to the United States of America will inevitably lead to negotiations in which the different groups that compose our diverse lands will have a venue to express their encouragements and/or  concerns. This entire campaign can provide the necessary catalyst to allow the implementation of real solutions and adjustments on which all can agree. Nobody is asking Canadians or Americans to give a blank check of support for a Union project. It must be done by the people, and for people. This is the key to victory. People rightfully complain about the seeming helplessness of individuals to react to accumulating events. This general feeling of inability to react to events is very real and seems to be growing. Most people desire a chance to make a difference, a way to help turn the tide of events away from the fatalistic direction they have taken, but find themselves incapable of effecting meaningful change when it comes down to it. This is what the project for the democratic union of Canada and the USA is all about: it is about taking back the initiative, and providing useful change through pro-active action, rather than attempting a reactive approach that is obviously bound to fail. Instead off focusing on the negativity that permeates our world, individuals who see the potential for an extended country emerging from the union of Canada's provinces to America's state must also understand that by putting their faith in such a positive project, they can have a much bigger and lasting impact on history than by falling in the victim mentality of focusing solely on the negative aspects of reality. This is a proposition that can benefit our generation, and our future generations, blessing them with a better quality of life and a sense of renewed opportunity.
The North American Dream A conjoined federation of 60 states?	An invitation to dream of a broader home.
	At the end of this page are found a nice array of landscapes from both our countries. They are all a part of this combined area called North America. Is it so hard to envision an enlarged federation that combines our states and our provinces into one conjoined federation? It should be evident and extremely easy to conceive, for Canadians and Americans who have traveled in each other's country, and are empirically aware of the numerous commonalities our peoples share. There is a natural simplicity to this dream, that can be understood in a single glimpse at the geography of our situation. A pan-continental unity would simplify security of the borders, reunite Alaska to the mainland, and facilitates long term development projects that would profit American states and Canadian provinces equally. A democratic union of Canada and the USA would ensure a self-reliant country that can serve as a pillar of stability and prosperity in an otherwise unstable world.
Let us imagine together, an alternate future where all citizens can freely live  and work anywhere in the biggest, vastest, and most amazing country on earth. Surely there is nothing wrong with exploring this possibility of a conjugation of our federations. A democratic consultation of our peoples may result in a realization that this is not possible, but the very trek of investigating this proposition will certainly provide both our peoples with amazing insights into the advantages that stand to be gained from it. That is why I believe that the time has now come, to make this proposition known to mainstream Canadians and Americans. It is a project that will happen not because of some fringe groups, but rather, in spite of them. Indeed the very success of this project lays with the good-will and common sense of the silent majority that composes both our great nations. The act of combining ourselves into a single federation at this juncture in history is a surprising idea: It offers a chance for a clean slate, a fresh start. It is the opportunity of a lifetime,  and we should seize it and make it our defining moment.   Future generations would be able to look back at this daring choice, and appreciate the wonders and blessings that have derived from our collective expression of sovereignty.

				Alexandre Dufresne April 17th, 2009

Arizona Desert				Virginia, Westwind Ranch

Alaska Glaciers				Saskatchewan, Central Butte

Quebec Lanaudiere Region				Alberta, Rockies

Quebec, Rocher Perce				British-Columbia, Emerald Lake

Nova-Scotia, Annapolis Valley				South Dakota, Badlands National Park

Quebec, Mauricie region				Colorado, Maroon Bells

Nevada, Grand Canyon				California, Crystal Cove

Oregon, Columbia River				Kentucky, Rural Landscape

Montana, Lake Glacier National Park				New Mexico - Desert Landscape

Texas, Llano County Hillsides				Manitoba, Canola Fields

Hawaii Valley				Newfoundland, Gros Morne National Park

Ontario, Point Pelle				Prince Edward's Island, Confederation Bridge