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| Capital (and largest city) |
Saskatoon | ||||||
| Other cities | Lethbridge, Medicine Hat, Moose Jaw, Prince Albert, Brandon | ||||||
| Language official |
English | ||||||
| others | French, Native American languages | ||||||
| Legislature | Parliament | ||||||
| Governor General | Kelly Block | ||||||
| Prime Minister | Randy Hoback | ||||||
| Population | 3,450,000 (2020 Census) | ||||||
| Independence | 1867 (Dominion), 1931 (Independence), 1998 (Provisional Government Declared) | ||||||
| Currency | Buffalo Dollar | ||||||
| Organizations | North American Union | ||||||
Like the Provisional United States, the Provisional Government of Canada retained its old style of government with the possibility of turning control back over the surviving Canadian government. As co-founding state of the North American Union, it has been instrumental in growing the Union across the fragmented geopolitical landscape of the continent.
History[]
Alberta[]
- Capital: Lethbridge
- Population: 731,123
Alberta was hit particularly hard, with two thirds of its population living in the cities of Calgary and Edmonton, both hit by nuclear weapons on Doomsday. In the chaos afterwards, several municipalities in southern Alberta such as Lethbridge and Medicine Hat banded together in order to ride out the tide of refugees and other troubles the area would soon face. The city of Red Deer, caught directly in between both Edmonton and Calgary, was cut off from assistance from the south by the nuclear ruins of Calgary, and by 1986 had devolved into gang violence and chaos from the tide of refugees from both strikes. In the southeast, the alliance of cities fared much better. The Canada/US border was abandoned and there was free crossing between and mutual cooperation began with American border towns. By 1988 the towns had managed to create a small pocket of stability in the region. At this point they made contact with a scouting party from Saskatchewan.
Saskatchewan[]
- Capital: Prince Albert
- Population: 611,231
Saskatchewan's sparse population turned out to be its salvation, although the provincial capital, Regina, was struck by a nuclear weapon on Doomsday, much of the surviving population spread out to the surrounding towns. Saskatoon, the largest city in Saskatchewan housed a good many of the refugees, but with all of its infrastructure and support network more or less intact, it didn't fall into chaos like so many surviving urban centers after Doomsday. Soon after the refugee situation had dissipated, the municipal government of Saskatoon began to organize volunteer groups to spread out and scout the nearby towns and the devastation in Regina. The city engineers also began re-establishing lines of communication in the city and outlying towns. By mid 1987 most of southern Saskatchewan had some form of communication with Saskatoon. At this point it was decided to move out and make contact with the other provinces.
Provisional Government of Canada[]
In 1988 a Saskatchewan scouting party made contact with the survivor community in Medicine Hat, Alberta. There was much rejoicing at discovering the survival of the neighboring provinces, albeit in rough shape. With help from Saskatoon, lines of communication were rebuilt between Saskatchewan and the southeastern Albertan towns. In 1990, a serious effort began to advance north in Alberta. More and more towns were added to the network and in 1993 they reached Red Deer.
The town was in chaos, with dozens of gangs all fighting for control, with a terrified populace struggling to stay out of the conflict. In August of 1993 an initial force of 200 Royal Canadian Mounted Police were brought in to regain order. By February 1994 the force had increased to 500, and although casualties were high, the formerly neutral citizenry began to cooperate with the RCMP and by 1995 crime was high, but stable enough to begin a reconstruction effort.
In 1997, President Hunkins of the recently re-established Provisional United States approached the surviving communities of Canada to join the new union. While grateful for the offer and the generosity in which the American people acted towards the Canadians, the reconstruction of Red Deer as well as the re-establishment of the US had built a sense of national pride in the Canadians. With no contact with the Candian Government in Ottawa, it was decided that Canada needed to live on. In 1998 the Provisional Government of Canada was formed, following the Canadian constitution with plans to hand over control to the Canadian government if contact was made. Saskatoon, as the main population center was chosen as the provisional capital. With the re-establishment of the constitution, the Provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan were also re-established, with provincial capitals in Lethbridge, Alberta, and Prince Albert, Saskatchewan.
North American Union[]
With negotiations continuing after President Hunkin's offer of membership in the Provisional United States, and Provisional Canada's fledgeling federal government, a new offer was tabled: an economic and political union to be called the North American Union. This would result in open borders, a single currency, and mutual cooperation without sacrificing sovereignty. It was agreed and in 1999 Canada signed the treaty of Morgan and officially joined the NAU.
Two Canadas[]
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In 2009 permanent lines of radio contact and air travel were established with the Canadian Remainder Provinces. Soon thereafter, a debate raged on whether to reunite with the east or remain independent. Popular opinion was (and remains) to hand over control to the Canadian Government in St. Johns on the condition that they abide by the Treaty of Morgan and maintain membership in the North American Union, as well as establishing a ground transportation link between Western and Eastern Canada. The ensuing Saguenay War was confusing in Provisional Canada; although the vast majority of people dutifully supported St. John's (as did the Provisional Canadian government), the war was essentially a bout of "Canadians killing Canadians". Compared to the east, Provisional Canada maintained comparatively warm - if sporadic - relations with its own adjacent breakaways. This was the second act of national awakening in Western Canada as to just how far halves had changed since Doomsday.
American Spring, Canadian Summer[]
By the Summer of 2011 Saskatchewan established control over all of its former borders in the province, with some expansion into northern Manitoba as well. While this caused some friction between "ProCan" and Assiniboia, it was deemed by Saskatoon that the Provisional government's claims on the territory were more valid than Assiniboia's as they had abandoned the mantle of Manitoba and therefore had no constitutional claim to the territory. It was also deemed a necessary step in the eventual reunification with eastern Canada. Assiniboia, however, did not recognize this. The stalling of talks between the Western and Eastern Canadian governments and episodes of violence between CRP patrols in northeastern Manitoba and armed gangs actually sending the gangs further south into Assiniboia led to a reconsideration of previous rebuttals to rejoin Provisional Canada. After decades of independence, Canada would finally re-integrate the southern half of Manitoba as the province of Assiniboia, matching Provisional Canada's border to the US state of Minnesota's.
Present Day[]
Alberta continues to send diplomats to Athabasca to discuss reunification, and while there are many who wish for just that, it seems more likely that were Athabasca to ever rejoin Canada, it would be as a separate province. Athabasca's later accession to the NAU was seen as a middle-ground between the wishes of both camps, although betting men gamble on it too rejoining the Saskatoon-based Canada as its fourth province.
The Oil sands conflict has been seen as a low point in relations between the two Canadas, as many see Athabaska and the Northwest Alliance as proxies for the West and East respectively.
Government[]
Like the east, Western Canada lapsed in Commonwealth status by the default of nuclear war, although as of 2018 Parliament nominally includes mention of Queen Zara of the House of Bamburgh in relevant acts of business or ceremony, as opposed to Eastern Canada's recognition of the House of Windsor as British (but not Canadian) Sovereign. The Governor-General has become an elected post, essentially holding similar responsibilities as a Vice President of the United States. This is essentially the only way in which the Saskatoon government is distinct to its predecessor.
Subdivisions[]
Canada is divided into 3 provinces:
- Alberta
- Saskatchewan
- Assiniboia
Economy[]
Roughly two-thirds of the world's recoverable potash reserves are location in Saskatchewan, particularly the Saskatoon region. This makes Western Canada an invaluable exporter of a key ingredient of fertilizers. It has been able to leverage access to these reserves in order to boost both its own economic clout and that of the wider North American Union.
An artists' juxtaposition of an early 20th century skyline over its modern skyline, today home to the NAU's largest companies. The Delta Bessborough has housed Parliament since the Lakotah War.
For years, the Provisional Canadian and Americans were tied in strength across the wider region. After briefly overtaking it in economic output following Utah entering the NAU, the US would soon surpass it after the annexation of Oregon and Dakota. Nevertheless, Saskatoon and its suburbs remain the largest metropolitan area in North America, alongside being the highest-grossing city with the greatest median income to boot.
West Canada is a breadbasket for the North American Union and a net exporter to various smaller states in North America. It is a significant oil producer, as unlike its northern ne
International Relations[]
Provisional Canada is a member of the League of Nations by extension of the North American Union's seat. This has allowed the international community to retain an agnostic position on whether Provisional Canada is a distinct sovereign entity from the more-recognized Canadian government at St. John's.
As of 2024, Provisional Canada has yet to achieve re-unification with the East. Various factors have contributed to this, including the Oil sands conflict, satisfaction of travel purposes by completion of the Trans-Canadian Railroad, recognition of as well as "intentional and obstinate" sabotages of the process via unreasonable demands placed by MP's of reintegrated Quebec seeking to maintain the East's slight Francophone majority. It can be argued that much like the Torrington-based United States' own experience with pushback against expanding further east, the east and western halves of the North American continent have diverged significantly after three decades of minimal contact, having been affected by entirely different wars, migration patterns and geopolitical evolution.
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