Collapse of Canada

## Dissolution of the Commonwealth of Canada

Final lowering of the Canadian Flag on October 15, 2036, after Fortune Masterman announced his resignation.

### Location

Commonwealth of Canada

The **Collapse of Canada** (2030-2036) was the process of internal disintegration within **Commonwealth of Canada** which resulted in the end of the country's and its federal government's existence as a sovereign state, thereby resulting in its constituent provinces voting to join the United States of America. It brought an end to Fortune Masterman's premiership and the abolition of the office of Prime Minister and the end of the Canadian Civil War. Canada had faced internal stagnation and ethnic separatism mainly centered around Quebec.

## Background

The process began with the election of René Arseneault following Scott Aitchison's calling of a snap election and subsequent electoral defeat. A private document was leaked outlining Arseneault's plans as Prime Minister with a focus on suppressing Quebec separatism through suppression of their culture and assimilation into the dominant Anglo culture. Quebec demanded a vote of no confidence against René's government. Following its failure the Quebec population demanded a referendum on independence.

The referendum was held on March 14, 2032 and saw 52% - 48% in favor of independence. Prime Minister Arseneault rejected the validity of the referendum and sought to ignore its results. The Premier of Quebec, Doyon Legasult, ordered Canadian troops stationed in Quebec to leave in cooperation with their transition to independence. Arseneault plainly refused and said that Quebec wasn't leaving. A conference to negotiate a settlement and wind down tensions was held between the two but after it failed both sides retreated to their sides.

## Quebec secedes

The situation was at stalemate from August to September 2032 until Legasult gave an ultimatum to Arseneault to withdraw by September 1st or soldiers would be arrested and expelled by force. The ultimatum was seen as a bluff and ignored. The 1st came and Legasult followed through on his threat and ordered all Canadian soldiers arrested and deported and the border closed. Prime Minister Arseneault ordered the military to resist the deportation and a firefight was sparked. That same day, September 1st Quebec officially declared independence from Canada. Next several months would see Canada fail to retake Quebec and Prime Minister René Arseneault would suffer a vote of no confidence in December 2032. Joshua Iscariot would become Prime Minister and would give his full support to Quebec leaving the Confederation. Just a few months in he'd resign as Prime Minister to join the Quebec Government.

## Death of Fester Oswald

Fester Oswald was chosen personally by the Governor-General to be Prime Minister thus sparking outrage from Parliament leading to the Governor's resignation. Oswald was a Canadian Nationalist who spend his life dedicated to Canada. His first day in office saw him try to reach out to the Quebec government attempting to make peace and reunify, this was soundly rejected in a response entirely in French. The next day saw British Columbia officially succeed from Canada citing the overt aggressiveness of the Canadian Government, a collapsing economy due to oil shortages and a "loss of faith in the Canadian project". This was a devastating blow to Oswald's Government and after hearing that Alberta, Manitoba and Saskatchewan were planning to secede and petition for U.S. annexation he took his own life on the
night of March 31st.

## Further collapse

Fortune Masterman was then picked to be Prime Minister by Parliament and would attempt to bring the Provinces back into the Confederation by force. An incursion into British Columbia was attempted but halted halfway through by Alberta, Manitoba and Saskatchewan's joint secession from Canada in mid 2033. This forced Masterman to divert his military to try to retake those Provinces to little success. The next year would see most efforts focused on retaking Saskatchewan. This was until December 28th 2024 when New Brunswick and Novia Scotia were the next to leave. Parliament by this time was halved the size it was in 2031.

Newfoundland and Labrador would leave on June 20th 2035. By July 1st, 6 Former Canadian Provinces had been admitted as U.S. States with Quebec facing its own revolution and British Columbia forming its own Country. Ontario and Prince Edward Island were the only two provinces making up Canada and there was a vote in Ontario to either adopt the Canada name by itself to continue the Country or remain as Ontario and secede from the Ottawa government. Ontario would vote to leave on September 4th 2035 and join the United States on September 6th. This would leave Prince Edward Island as the sole remaining province and the entire Canadian government.

## Canadian remnant

Prime Minister Masterman would flee to Prince Edward Island to try to continue Government operations under the Canada name. The capital was moved to P.E.I. and was named "New Ottawa". This arrangement would last until the people in Prince Edward Island would themselves demand annexation by the USA. U.S. President Tulsi Gabbard offered to meet with Prime Minister Masterman to negotiate this idea, hoping to end the pain the Canadians had suffered through. The British Government had recognized the independence of British Columbia but still recognized Canada as having existed entirely inside Prince Edward Island. So Prime Minister Masterman asked King Charles III to appoint a Governor General who could assist with filling the Canadian Parliament to begin the process of voting on U.S. annexation.

### End of Canada

By October a bill to dissolve the Canadian Government and cede Prince Edward Island to the United States had passed and took effect October 15, 2036. On the 15th he resigned as Prime Minister of Canada, declaring the office extinct and the formal end of the Commonwealth.