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Originally Posted by MonctonRad
There is an annual conference of New England governors and eastern Canadian premiers which encompasses all six New England states, the four Atlantic provinces and Quebec. They meet to discuss regional issues as particularly pertain to trade and possibly the environment.
This would encompass the "Atlantic Northeast", but, otherwise, this is a fairly foreign concept and nowhere near as well formed in the public consciousness as the "Pacific Northwest" or "Cascadia."
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The Council of Atlantic Premiers - their choice of name probably hints to the lack of a widely-used term for the broader region.
Cascadia is a nice one. And I knew Pacific Northwest.
We tend to just say "away" or "the mainland" for all the rest of Canada ("I'm after accepting a job away", "She's from the mainland", etc.). That's usually specific enough for most conversations.
If we have to break it down further than that... the most common regions we'd reference would likely be the Maritimes (or, if meant to include us, Atlantic Canada), Quebec, Ontario, and the West. But, as I suspect is normal everywhere, if we have to be specific, it'd usually be the specific or province name we'd say.
Like... thinking of a sentence...
"I got tickets to see Taylor Swift away" - No one would EVER say that.
"I got tickets to see Taylor Swift on the mainland" - A good chunk of people would say that; I'd expect a quarter at least.
"I got tickets to see Taylor Swift in Ontario" - Almost no one, but certainly a handful.
"I got tickets to see Taylor Swift in Toronto" - Majority.