So, I'll admit, I'm not nearly as well-versed in Canadian history as I should be. I am much more knowledgeable about Canada's southern neighbor. But for my timeline (see signature), I want to touch on Canadian history after my POD. Well, okay, global history but, since Canada is a part of the world, that necessarily includes Canadian history.
Anyway, I figured this would be better as a separate thread just in case there were others thinking about altering the history of Canada post-confederation. My question is this: was British Columbia joining the Canadian confederation inevitable? If not, what butterflies could have flapped to alter that?
I want to be clear: I'm not asking necessarily about British Columbia joining with the United States instead. No, rather, I'm curious if there were any circumstances which could have caused British Columbia to be its own separate entity or, more radically, join with or annex Russia's Alaska territory. This is not a deal-breaker if there is no plausible way to prevent British Columbia from joining with the rest of OTL Canada. I just figure that altering British Columbia's trajectory is the best, most plausible alteration of Canadian territorial development.
Moreover, and on a semi-related note, are there any other changes which could have been made to Canada's provincial development?
Anyway, I figured this would be better as a separate thread just in case there were others thinking about altering the history of Canada post-confederation. My question is this: was British Columbia joining the Canadian confederation inevitable? If not, what butterflies could have flapped to alter that?
I want to be clear: I'm not asking necessarily about British Columbia joining with the United States instead. No, rather, I'm curious if there were any circumstances which could have caused British Columbia to be its own separate entity or, more radically, join with or annex Russia's Alaska territory. This is not a deal-breaker if there is no plausible way to prevent British Columbia from joining with the rest of OTL Canada. I just figure that altering British Columbia's trajectory is the best, most plausible alteration of Canadian territorial development.
Moreover, and on a semi-related note, are there any other changes which could have been made to Canada's provincial development?