Assiniboia (1983: Doomsday)

Post-Doomsday
When Winnipeg was struck during Doomsday, the region was immediately thrown into chaos. Fortunately a large part of the radiation was blown out to Hudson Bay. For a while the local communities were pretty much on their own, but armed gang raids from former Ontario forced them to meet together in Niverville. On the anniversary of Doomsday, they finally agreed to join forces to repel the gangs. They finally forced the raiders to leave the newly formed Republic of Assiniboia. They ellected farmer Raymond McVicar, the provisional mayor of Niverville, the first Prime Minister of Assiniboia.

Government
The government is simmilar to the Canadian government, the Constitution and Charter of Rights and Freedoms are virtually identical to Canada's, except for some key differences.

1. The monarch is removed from the equation, at least until they know if a British monarch survived. Also the Governor-General is (at least temporarily) removed for the same reasons.

2. The election of a Prime Minister is completely independant of the election of representatives in Parliament. As such, the Prime Minister is directly elected by the people.

Health
Though they are lower than in other parts of the world, cancer rates are still higher than pre-DD levels. A quarantine zone has been placed around the site of the former city of Winnipeg. In light of lowering levels or radiation, there is talk of resettling the outer limits of the city.

Military
There is a militia in place to deter armed gangs from the former province of Ontario. It consists of the local remnants of the Canadian Army and the RCMP.

Law & Order
The legal system is a mirror image of the Canadian system. The Assiniboian Armed Forces serve double duty as both army and police force.