The problem being we only have a slightly larger population, so it'd be pretty close to you annexing us. That's not really the end of the world, TBH, but for many Canadians it would be a dealbreaker. Cutting off the rural bits would help, but not much since they're rural (and, honestly, we could use some domestic produce growing, anyway).

It's just one of the biggest states in one of the most populous countries.

Convince Oregon and Washington to come too, I want to be able to drive to my new vacation spot.

Hey, California -- wake up!!!! You do not need to be part of Canada to survive. Your economy is already fifth in the entire world, of all other countries, in GDP. Far ahead of Canada. You would 100% survive and prosper. Once you stop sending you're hard-earned tax dollars to Washington, but instead fund everything Washington funds with your own tax dollars, you are still billions of dollars ahead. By any measure, California is a lot better off as an independent country than as a US state.

You already have a credible National Guard air and land force that would for the basis of a defense force.

The referendum in 2028 can make or break your future.

SACRAMENTO, Calif., March 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- CalExit.Now, the movement advocating for California sovereignty, today released a statement marking a historic shift in statewide public opinion. A recent California poll reports that, for the first time since polling on this question began, a majority of Californians now either strongly support, or do not oppose, pursuing California sovereignty. The combined figure stands at 51 percent.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/calexit-now-announces-majority-support-100000068.html