B.C. legislator enraged by U.S. senator's secession pitch

B.C. legislator Brennan Day was enraged by a U.S. senator's proposal for Canada's western provinces to join the United States. Day called the pitch from Maine Sen. Joseph Martin "nonsense," particularly criticizing Martin's dismissal of Canadian institutions like the Charter of Rights as "political baggage." Martin suggested the four western provinces join as full states, framing it as a "welcoming home" of "kindred spirits."