Kingdom of Canada Application/General Info

BASIC INFORMATION

Discord Name (ID): Everquest

Short Name: Canada

Official Name: The Kingdom of Canada

GEOGRAPHY

Map Claim: Canada, Greenland, Iceland

Capital City: Ottawa, Ontario

GOVERNMENT SYSTEM

Government Type: Federal Parliamentary Constitutional Monarchy

Head of State: Charles the Third by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom, Canada and His other Realms and Territories King, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of Faith

Head of Government: The Right Honorable Sir Pierre Poilievre, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Canada

STATISTICS

Estimated Population: 40,528,396

GDP (Nominal): $2,511,711,000,000

GDP per capita (Nominal): $73,342

History:

In 1867, the Colonies of Canada, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, Confederated into Quebec, Ontario, Nova, Scotia, and New Brunswick and formed the Kingdom of Canada, a Semi-Autonomous Kingdom of the British Empire.

1871, following the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway, the Colony of British Columbia would enter into Canadian Confederation joining the Kingdom of Canada.

Eventually in 1873, Prince Edward Island due to crippling debt issues was forced into Canadian Confederation as the fledgling nations 7th Province.

1914, Canada is drawn into the First World War, despite objections from Quebec, putting strain on the tenuous relationship between Quebec and the rest of the nation.

The Battle of Vimy Ridge during the first world war would be the blast furnace in which the Canadian identity would be forged.

1917, due to rising Anti-German sentiment in Canada, and across the wider Empire, as a result of the Great War, King George V would re-style the House Saxe-Coburg and Gotha to the House of Windsor.

In 1929, the Great Depression begins in Canada seeing a massive decline in the Canadian Economy and mass unemployment for the next decade.

1931, Canada passes the Statute of Westminster, attaining full control and sovereignty over almost all of it's domestic, foreign, and defensive affairs. Elevating the the fledgling state to de facto nation status.

1939, Canada formally enters the second world war, joining forces with the United Kingdom, this is the first major foreign policy decision made by the independent Canadian government since gaining control over their foreign policy in 1931.

The End of the Second World War brought economic devastation to the Dominion of Newfoundland. The Dominion no longer able to remain independent, and unable to return to it's Colonial status joined Canadian Confederation as a province after a close referendum. Newfoundland became the 10th Province in Canada's ever expanding Confederating. In addition, as per an agreement struck between the British Government, Canadian Government, and Danish Government Greenland would be purchased by the British Empire and transferred to Canada, where it remains today.

1965, The Great Canadian Flag debate comes to a close, and the Maple Leaf flag is officially adopted as Canada's national flag.

1976 the passing of the Greenland Act establishes Greenland as a distinct territory separate from the Northwest Territories, complete with a separate local government and autonomy.

1982, Pierre Trudeau, as Prime Minister of Canada, introduced the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, enshrining fundamental rights and freedoms in the Canadian Constitution.

1994, following the Charlottetown Accords and the subsequent national referendum the Canadian Constitution was amended to include a series of new amendments know as the Charlottetown Amendments which reshaped Canadian Federalism creating stronger and more independent Provinces, reformed the Senate of Canada, as well as enshrining Quebec's status as a distinct society within Canada.

2001, Canada joins the global war on terror following the September 11th attacks and invades Afghanistan along with a coalition of NATO member states.

2003, Canada joins the United States and United Kingdom in the invasion of Iraq and operations to topple the rouge regime of Saddam Hussein.

2010, following the Great Recession of 2008, Canada recovers faster and in a better position than the United States or any other Western nation, on account of the economic stewardship of the Stephen Harper Government.

2013, Iceland enters into Canadian Confederation, following negotiations between Canada and Iceland, and a local Referendum.

2015, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau comes to power in Canada on a platform of change from the last 10 years of Conservative Rule. Trudeau would bring about a far more progressive style of Centre-Left Liberal politics in Canada that would eventually be cut short. During the 2024 Election Pierre Poilievre would unseat Prime Minister Trudeau brining an end to his near decade of governance.

As of 2022, Canada's GDP is one of the fastest growing in the Western hemisphere, it has a GDP of approximately $2.5 trillion USD.

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