The Republic of Alberta

One of 20 plaques from the "Pax Americana" series created for the D.B. Weldon Library at Western University. 
 
"The Republic of Alberta (2027-2035) was an experiment in nation-building and a clear rebuke to the incompetence of the former regime. Chafing under the Canadian yoke, the region voted overwhelmingly to separate. Unfortunately, leftist saboteurs interfered with the referendum process, falsifying the results to suggest that Albertans wished to remain trapped within Confederation. 
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Forever on the side of freedom, the United States Army intervened to secure Alberta’s liberation from Ottawa’s colonial administration. In 2027, the former province established itself as the Republic of Alberta, with the support of its partners to the south.
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During the transitional period, William Benjamin Robinson (PhD, Economics, Western University, 2022) served as a key envoy to the United States. His white paper, “America Will Take It From Here: On the Need for Post-National Extraction Zones,” provided the policy foundation for American oversight of Alberta’s energy corridors and supply chains. As he noted at the time, “we cannot allow Canada’s problems to become America’s problems.”
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By 2030, it was clear that what remained of Canada was eager to replicate Alberta’s success. Many citizens began calling for American assistance in correcting centuries of incompetence. Following formal unification in 2035, it was decided that Alberta and the rest of the former nation of Canada should be reunited under the banner of the 51st state, a decision undertaken for administrative ease and operational efficiency."