I agree with everything Etho said in the other thread.
I would say that we invite M-M to an accord to address whether there is a desire in both provinces to proceed forward and an outline on how to proceed. Two individuals shall represent each province, and we will issue a joint report to the Governments of each province advising of how discussions on a merger should proceed.
Hopefully, this will set the tone for negotiations and what a new constitution will look like. That, of course, is a redline for me--a new constitution that is written by an equal number of representatives from both provinces. We are not being absorbed into another provinces, but merging as equals.