In an alternate 1866 the London Conference that created the British North America Act hits an unexpected stumbling block. The delegates from Nova Scotia and New Brunswick are concerned that they will be overwhelmed by the much larger proposed provinces of Ontario and Quebec. They insist that each of these bigger provinces be split in two. In order to get a deal this is agreed - because it is really just an administrative change - and besides with six provinces there will be more offices and honours to go around.
Canada West (OTL Ontario) is split between the provinces of Simcoe, with its capital at London and Frontenac with its capital at Kingston. The commercial hub of Toronto is just inside of Frontenac and bitterly resents being relegated to second class status.
Canada East (OTL Quebec) is divided between Hochelaga, with its capital at Montreal and Quebec centred around Quebec City.
By 1888 Toronto's demands for its place in the sun can longer be ignored. A new province is created - Toronto taking York, Ontario and Durham counties from Frontenac and Peel and Simcoe counties from the province of Simcoe. The tradition of splitting provinces had begun...
In 2015 Canada has 25 provinces - ranging from Toronto with nearly 6 million people to Arctic with less than 74,000. Each province is represented in the Federal Parliament by six senators (for a total of 150). Regardless of population each province gets 2 MP's in the House of Commons as well as their percentage of the population of the country multiplied by 333. This creates a House of Commons of 383 seats.
The map shows Canada in 2015. And the posts that follow will offer profiles of each of Canada's 25 provinces. If anyone is interested, please flesh out the timelines and political histories of each one.
Canada West (OTL Ontario) is split between the provinces of Simcoe, with its capital at London and Frontenac with its capital at Kingston. The commercial hub of Toronto is just inside of Frontenac and bitterly resents being relegated to second class status.
Canada East (OTL Quebec) is divided between Hochelaga, with its capital at Montreal and Quebec centred around Quebec City.
By 1888 Toronto's demands for its place in the sun can longer be ignored. A new province is created - Toronto taking York, Ontario and Durham counties from Frontenac and Peel and Simcoe counties from the province of Simcoe. The tradition of splitting provinces had begun...
In 2015 Canada has 25 provinces - ranging from Toronto with nearly 6 million people to Arctic with less than 74,000. Each province is represented in the Federal Parliament by six senators (for a total of 150). Regardless of population each province gets 2 MP's in the House of Commons as well as their percentage of the population of the country multiplied by 333. This creates a House of Commons of 383 seats.
The map shows Canada in 2015. And the posts that follow will offer profiles of each of Canada's 25 provinces. If anyone is interested, please flesh out the timelines and political histories of each one.