Re: Alternate history[Here's my Timeline](long)

" (and, I think, more likely
still that Canada would survive, at least for some time, after a Quebec
separation)."

Yes, if the Quebec separation were the only problem. But as I've said, a
lot 
more happens to North America to make the breakup happen.

"As for Ontario calling itself Canada, I think I can safely
say that many Ontarians (myself included- I'm in the Maritimes for
University) ALREADY think of ourselves essentially as being the whole of
Canada (and you can take that as seriously as you want to)."

Actually, I take it very seriously, that's why I write it into my
timeline.

"As for BC,
Alberta, Manitoba, and the Yukon joining together, it's possible, but
what happened to Saskatchewan? After all, it IS between Alberta and
Manitoba. To be honest, though, while I can see Alberta and Saskatchewan
getting together, I think that Manitoba is somewhat less likely"

To be honest, I know a little about Canadian culture and politics, but
not 
quite enough to know just what to do with the central provinces in my 
timeline.  I kinda went overboard with them as re: below. suggestions
are 
welcome.

" and
that BC and the Yukon are much less likely. I also find it interesting
that no one mentioned the Northwest Territories or Nunavut (which is, in
itself, ALMOST an example of a fairly large (although also fairly
empty/undeveloped) piece of land being given back to its natives (with
strings attached) )."

Actually, I have BC going off and joining a few US Pacific Northwest
states 
to form a nation (Cascadia, after the Cascadian mountain range that runs

through all of them).

And thank you for bringing up Nunavut, it was the land that gave me the
idea 
for my Native People's Sovereignty, a loose confederation of nations
made up 
of former reservations and lands reclaimed when abandoned by the whites.
I 
now realize this is more likely up in the Yukon, NW Territories, and
Alaska 
than it is down here, but there are also some regions that are plausible

here, namely the dakotas and the Four corners regions, as well as those 
parts of Oklahoma with few whites and substantial Indian populations.

I've also rethought my timeline for the Maritimes. I don't know about 
Labrador, but I've decide that while Newfoundland does join the Celtic 
nations, Nova Scotia (despite it's name's meaning) chooses to rejoin 
England, as in someone else's timeline, and actually becomes a haven for

many staunch Northern Irish royalists who choose to leave Ireland when
the 
whole island goes Republican.

As you can see, I'm still evolving a universe, and am open to
suggestions.

Brian B
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