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I was just wondering if this is feasible at all and what type of POD it would require. Would it be possible for Canada and/or Australia to become an integral part of the UK on the same footing as England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland? I've heard this discussion about the British Raj, but that is always considered ASB for obvious reasons (cultural differences, population disparity, etc.). Australia and Canada however, have no such problems. They are both white, English speaking, and culturally similar. Also, while their populations are far larger than Scotland or Wales, they are each smaller than England, so it wouldn't have the same sort of overwhelming effect that Raj would have. In the present day (sorry, I don't know the historical stats), the UK has a population of roughly 61 million - 51 million in England, 5 million in Scotland, 3 million in Wales, and 2 million in Northern Ireland. If we add in Canada's 34 million and Australia's 22 million, that would bring the total population of the United Kingdom to 117 million.

Anyway, I don't know a whole lot about the early years of Canada and Australia, but it was just a thought that occured to me and I wondered if it were possible.
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