A Petition To Sell Montana To Canada For 1 Trillion Dollars Is Gaining Attention With Hilarious Comments

This reminds me of the time that Canadian politician Stockwell Day proposed that we should have a national referendum on any issue that could get support from 3% of Canadians. Naturally, someone made a petition for him to change his name to Doris Day and it got over a million signatures (like 3x the required number).

Canada: "Alright, we've got $1 trillion just lying around. With free healthcare, and every single working-age citizen having a job, we're looking to invest, so we'd like to ask the rest of the world to suggest how we do that." America: "Oh! Oh! How about we sell you Montana, and we''ll use the money to clear our national debt?" Canada: "Uh, why would we want to buy Montana?" America: "Well, there's lots of land, and..." Canada: "And?" America: "...Sheep..." Canada: "Hard pass. England, you had your hand up. What have you got?"

Don't you have to ask Canada if it'd be interested?

I dont know what these people are talking about - I'm a Canadian who's visited Montana twice, and it's amazing! We'll gladly take it! Have you seen some of it's mountain passes? Gorgeous. And Yellowstone for goodness' sake. And there's this little town called Helena that was so quaint, all red brick and such, with this area called Readers Alley, you've got to look it up. I once drove through Bozeman and they were hosting the - get this - International *Fly Fishing* Film Festival!! You can't make this stuff up. Please sell us Montana.

Minnesota wants in on this.

Oh no they don't! If any state should be sold to Canada it should be Michigan (because I live in Michigan ;))

Instead of selling, how about a 2-6 year lease?

No fair Montana gets to escape! Virginia wants to go too!

It's the same thing as with the border wall: The other country doesn't want to pay for it! :D

Hang on..I got to go pack my bags and move to Montana, CA

With Montana gone, Puerto Rico can become a state without having to change the flag! Or the Upper Peninsula of Michigan can become the state of Superior (named after the lake).

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Sell? Heck, I live in California and we'd give Canada a trillion dollars if they'd take us in. I mean, Trudeau instead of Trump? Make it two trillion.

Do it, and tell me right before it happens so I can move to Montana and then become a Canadian citizen the next day and my leader can be Justin Trudeau instead of Donald Effing Trump.

I think Canada can get a better deal. Throw in a few more states and we’ll put it on our Canadian Tire credit card (or give the US a discount on softwood lumber or pot).

Montanada ;0)

Most of the comments are very sad - "who's even been to Montana, there's nothing there, i forgot it existed etc. etc." I get it this is a joke, but Montana is truly one of the most beautiful states in the US, it is a shame people do not know that and are not curious about their own country.

Why stop with Montana? Let's throw in Washington, Oregon, part of Idaho, North Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, all of Michigan, Maine, New Hampshire, New York, Connecticut, and Rhode Island.

Right after we do that can we give Texas back to Mexico and tell them we don't want it anymore

Flat earth?! Remember what I said about cats pushing everything off the earth if it was flat?! Come on!!! (Scroll up to the 7th comment above in the actual post)

The fact that no one lives in Montana so to speak is exactly the reason why I would live there

Someone said, “America would be better off without montana” but is the 2020 election goes south montana might be better off without America

We do like beavers, and sure, whatevs, separate...but you should know that we in Alberta are kind of trying to quit the country too right now (and go google it, it's a serious thing in the Albertan news right now - that would be the province in Canada that they are stuck to for all you non-geographers out there). This is a legitimate thing that people are suggesting...no one ever thinks it will happen but hey - *I* say we should (Albertans) just join forces with Montana and make a new country! Bringing together Huckleberries and Saskatoon berries at last! Oh the deliciousness (and yes I KNOW Saskatoon is in Saskatchewan - we still eat and grow them though!)! We shall dub thee, Monberta...or Canamju! (Canada America Junior). I dunno, tough choice, they both have significant merit, as far as I am concerned...

Hmmm, sounds nice. Would there be more shopping?

maybe take ohio??? i dunno, just a thought...

So if Montana got sold to Canada, would that make David Letterman a Canadian? That's where he lives, on a ranch in Montana.

As a Canadian, I say "no"! We have enough trouble with redneck Albertans.

Imagine if we did all the flags with 50 stars would become obsolete.

Can Belgium tempt you? Best beer, best chocolate, best waffles, best mussels, best fries (they are NOT french!) ... they just need a little snow from time to time so everybody can stay at home

In Italy we have the same doubts about the existence of a region called Molise...

US will need to sell Montana and 21 other states at 1 trillion each to get rid of its debt. Fun fact - US gdp to debt ratio is around 115%, i.e. they generate more debt each year than gdp generated, a trully vicious cycle.