Ah.  Definitely different from Canadian territories then.  We have the same federal voting process as the rest of Canada and receive transfer payments from the federal government just the same as any province (although the formula is different).  You should view Canadian territories as being pretty much the same as the provinces.  There are differences but they are interior and protracted.  Still not sure about Bob, though!
 
D

From: na-discuss-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org on behalf of John L
Sent: Sun 4/22/2007 10:32 PM
To: NA Discuss
Subject: Re: [NA-Discuss] ACTION: Registration of ALS & user voting reps

>>> American Samoa
>>> Guam
>>> Northern Mariana Islands
>>> Puerto Rico
>>> Virgin Islands, U.S.
>>
>> (These all have approximately the same relationship to the rest of the US
>> that Nunavut, Yukon, or Bob have to the rest of Canada.)
>
> Not quite, unless American Samoa, Guam, USVI etc. are now sending
> members of Congress and senators to Washington.

They send delegates to the US House.  For anyone who wants more details,
see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delegate_(United_States_Congress)

R's,
John

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