Canada (Maple Uprising)
From Alternative History
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| Official languages | French and English |
| Capital | - |
| President of the Republic | - |
| President of the Assembly | - |
| Establishment | 1837 (recognised in 1840) |
| Population | 600 000 |
| Currency | Canadian Piastre |
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[edit] History
Following the rejection of the 92 Resolutions by the british authorities, the elected representatives of Lower-Canada declared the province to be an independent republic.
Following 3 years of conflicts, the provinces of Lower and Upper Canada briefly formed a loosely united republic before later province chose annexion to the USA. Lower Canada prefered to remain independent and formed the Republic of Canada.
The canadian uprising is is remembered in song and stories as a fight between the republican "Blue" and the monarchist "Black" (both name being based on the colour of, repectively, the woolen bonnet and the leather shako worn by most on each side).
[edit] System of Government
Both the Legislative Council (Government) and Chamber of Assembly (representatives) are elected through universal suffrage. The chamber, among other things, control the revenue allowed to be spent by the Council. Those elected to the Council cannot at the same time cumulate public roles or conflicting career.
The Council cannot intervene publicly in the election of the Chamber and vice versa. This mean that although there are de facto alliance between parties de jure, council and chamber's parties are separated entities.
[edit] Legal System
The legal system of the republic is based mainly on the british one while retaining certain aspect of french customary law.
[edit] Constitution
The constitution of the Republic of Canada garantees the following rights:
- All citizens to be equal (with no ethnic discrimination, including in regard to amerindians)
- complete separation of church and state
- abolition of the seignorial system
- abolition of emprisonment for debts
- abolition of the death penalty for all crime save murder
- freedom of the press
- trial by jury for all criminal cases and for certain type of civil cases.
- free education for all
- French and english to be the official languages due to their implication in the uprising, this was a concession made more for the irish then the english or scots.
