A petition to the U.S government is asking the country to “give back” a portion of land to Canada.
According to the “We The People” website, a White House public domain for registering petitions, an anonymous petitioner says the 300-plus size land should belong to Manitoba.
Jason Goulet runs a resort in the Angle Inlet area of the region and said he’s confident his side of the border will not be Canadian soil.
“Personally, I don’t see it going anywhere,” said Goulet. “Just because of all the technicalities, I mean there are hundreds of cabins on the islands, there’s a lot of U.S tribal land.”
According to the petition, “Negotiators of the initial Canada-US border misunderstood the geography of the area” – after using John Mitchell’s 1783 map of the region.
The petition needs at least 100,000 signatures before Jan. 29. If reached, the petition would be reviewed by the U.S government.
Goulet said travelling in-and-out of the U.S. is no issue with him, and he does it once a week.
He said residents are required to notify border services that they’re crossing. He said the process could be an inconvenience for some, but they have no issue.
“Everyone knows us,” said Goulet. “We’re in and we’re out, a few questions here and there.”
The petition has secured at least 2,700 signatures as of January 3.
