The Province Formerly Known as British Columbia

It's name is now an unpronounceable dance.

It's actually just Columbia. Read on!

The Province of Columbia
When Eaglesham declared Canada a republic, many trappings of all things British were stripped away from the country, most notably the British in British Columbia. Renamed simply Columbia, the province found itself cut off from the rest of Canada when the Northern Territories and Alberta declared their independence.

 Without the support of the rest of the country, the provincial government began to crumble under internal and external pressures. Alaskan and American predation was a constant worry, and internally, the cities experienced a huge rise in gang activity, with Indian and Chinese gangs openly warring in the streets and soon taking control.

As the provincial government fell apart in the face of these troubles, a new government installed itself. Loyal to the idea of Canada, the new government was formed by the Columbian Aboriginal Coalition, a group of BC Natives that wanted to remain a part of the greater country.

Taking control of the ever-worsening situation in Columbia, the CAC moved the government seat to Prince George, deep in the interior, abandoning the cities, more or less, to the control of the Indonese gangs, making deals with those that would deal, and defending against those what won't.

While the coast of Columbia is largely lost to Indonese gangs and Americans, Canada still controls a few ports, and deeper in the province, in the Rockies, former lumber camps have boomed into full-fledged towns as people flee the violence of the coast.

Lacking the military strength to deal directly with American incursions, Columbia has formed a frosty alliance with the Northern Territories. A mutual defence pact sees NorthWest Motorised Police aid in Columbia, in return for Columbian workers in northern diamond mines and oil fields. These workers are essentially indentured, paid only dollars a day, and are largely non-Natives.