- michigan's productive capacity would be incredibly useful to canada and something that should be a strategic objective for ottawa, especially if canada seeks to move past the carbon economy. i think michigan would be the most likely state to immediately vote to join canada, if offered. almost everybody i've spoken to in detroit would rather be canadian.
- annexing minnesota, wisconsin and illinois would give canada stronger control over the great lakes, which are likely to increase in value due to climate change. the northwest passage will probably never happen, but year round shipping through the st lawerence seaway is a realistic outcome of climate change.
- vermont and new york would give canada control of major financial institutions and global governing bodies
- cascadia would give canada control of the the entire western seaboard, and allow it to enforce a total tanker ban and other environmental protections all the way down, as well as give it complete control of trade in and out of asia