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Perhaps someone from OTL Washington State? Or someone from the Caribbean provinces.

One big concern is access to freshwater. Hong Kong would need an accessible source of water if relations with the mainland have gone south.

Honestly, at this point, Canada's biggest hope is if the IJN and IJN North American Task Force (遣米支隊, Kenbei Shitai) is in range. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_Task_Force

The sound we are hearing is the ending of Robert Borden's political career.

Im guessing this is going become a millstone tied to Borden's government.

Plus, it probably seemed mind-boggling that the workers at Brewster were that selfish to sabotage their part of the war effort. The theory of Nazi sabotage sounded more plausible.

Wonder if this is because Goering and the Luftwaffe insisted they can handle the war in the air. Because air defence possibly means naval aircraft, and the Luftwaffe cant let the Kriegsmarine have that.

Also, wonder if this is going to put pressure on Borden, whose curtailing of the Navy could be blamed for allowing the Germans to run amok on the west coast.

What possible POD could result in the crippling of the IJA's control in the Japanese Government and/or eliminate their mentality of dragging Japan into successive, costly wars and the commiting of war crimes? Could it happen before Pearl Harbour? Before Nanjing? Before the Marco Polo "Incident"?

Would be interesting to see if Hong Kong integrates better with a GMD mainland, assuming the handover takes place as OTL.

Also, consider that the F-5 Freedom Fighter was adapted from a Northrop project N-156 for a small jet capable of taking off from escort carriers. So there may be ATL options for a carrier based aircraft.

Overall, in a way, China was Japan's Vietnam or (Soviet) Afghanistan. At some point, the costs far outweighs any benefits and Ideology and pride were the only reason to keep wasting lives.

How about the Royal Canadian Navy? Any changes that might have helped?

Also, there are definitely effects on China's carrier program. Only blueprints, though perhaps it means they go straight to catobar CVNs

Plus the Allies might have been hindered had the French Navy not stick with the Allies en masse. The Bismarck might have fared better in the Battle of the Denmark Straits, perhaps even sinking one of the allied ships instead of getting blown up. Richelieu helped bear the brunt of the German...

Speaking of Canada, Imagine if Canadian Airlines was more successful and did not have to merge with Air Canada. One could speculate on how they would evolve what types of aircraft they would go, and perhaps how it might have affected oneworld, being a founding airline or that alliance.

Well on that note, I cant recall if LeMay was a General in WWII, but he certainly was bloodthirsty.

Luigi Cadorna? 12 fricking times.

Hmmm ... In terms of bad commanders, How about ACM "Bomber" Harris? Sure he bombed Germany but at horrendous casualties and his bombing campaigns had questionable military benefits. IMO, one of the closest to being a classic "send cannon fodder" WWI General.

Well, depending on things, I'd imagine some of the fledgling RAF/FAA Hornet Pilots would be training in the US and Canada, as both nations would be flying the aircraft at the time. The Canadian CF-18s even kept most of the features for carrier usage, such as the arrestor hook.