Bourassa's Nightmare: Canada in the Fashoda War

Zyzzyva

Quebec is going to go... interesting places. The conscription crisis will look like a petty squabble next to the FUBAR of French-Canadian opinion in this war. :D

Any good Fashoda timelines that cover this, or just good Fashoda TLs in general? I want an excuse to start thinking about this. ;)
 

dreadnought jenkins

Well, since both parties actively sought Quebec votes as nescessary to win the elections, I think you'd see our good Prime Minister tread a VERY fine line (hopefully) in order to maintain some semblance of Canadian unity.

Now who was the Prime Minister at the time... Oh man, poor Laurier. Ah, well maybe the great concilliator can pull it off.;)

Maybe a propaganda war to make the Treaty of Paris seem like France stabbed Quebec in the back:D
 

Zyzzyva

dreadnought jenkins said:
Well, since both parties actively sought Quebec votes as nescessary to win the elections, I think you'd see our good Prime Minister tread a VERY fine line (hopefully).

Now who was the Prime Minister at the time... Oh man, poor Laurier. Ah, well maybe the great concilliator can pull it off.;)
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Yeah, that's the one good bit: FC Brit Laurier might have a chance at pulling this out of the fire. And the FCs aren't as riled as they'd be even by WWI - although this is a good way to get them riled up, especially if the Fashoda War actually turns into WWI-alike.

...Well, he's better off than Robert "Screw the French" Borden or Arthur "0% approval rating" Meighen would be, at any rate.
 

benjamin

Wouldn't this somewhat depend upon the scope of the war and the commitment Canada is required to make? Quebec has been British Canadian for 135 years at this point so it may not be that huge of deal. Perhaps the French Canadians can be sent to South Africa to fight the Boers while Anglo Canadians are dispatched to the Sudan or other areas to confront the French?

Benjamin
 

dreadnought jenkins

Zyzzyva said:
Yeah, that's the one good bit: FC Brit Laurier might have a chance at pulling this out of the fire. And the FCs aren't as riled as they'd be even by WWI - although this is a good way to get them riled up, especially if the Fashoda War actually turns into WWI-alike.

...Well, he's better off than Robert "Screw the French" Borden or Arthur "0% approval rating" Meighen would be, at any rate.
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Yes, we can at least be thankfull for that.

By the way, do you think Quebec would get St Pierre and Miquelon. I would assume so, unless New Foundland nabs them first.

Also, this could have some interesting affects on the Alaskan border dispute. It becomes more interesting if Canada gets screwed by Britain like in OTL, as I think it would have some interesting effects on Canadian public opinion. Canada got pretty PO'D off at it in OTL, but after fighting a war for Britain, man it could get worse. Ungrateful Britain and all that, especially if the war goes BIG.
 

stevep

benjamin said:
Wouldn't this somewhat depend upon the scope of the war and the commitment Canada is required to make? Quebec has been British Canadian for 135 years at this point so it may not be that huge of deal. Perhaps the French Canadians can be sent to South Africa to fight the Boers while Anglo Canadians are dispatched to the Sudan or other areas to confront the French?

Benjamin
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Especially since this is a French republic, with anti-clerical elements. Given British tradition at the time there's unlikely to be conscription in Britain let alone Canada. Nor any major fighting outside the colonial or naval sphere's so it would probably be a fairly minor issue.

It is a point that a conflict with France at this time could cause some discontent but unlikely to be a major factor.

Steve
 
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