For God, Crown, and Country: 2015 and On.

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

Welcome to For God, Crown, and Country 2.0 I've made numerous attempts at launching a timeline based around a parliamentary America that remains part of the broader British Empire. This was too tall an order to do on my own, and thus, in the spirit of Lord Caedus's original project on AH.com (which lasted 2010-2017), this project will continue in it's collaborative spirit. Meaning that all readers are welcome to post content based around subjects that arouse their interests. So, for example, if you are like Old School Republican and like sports, feel free to post a news article or a wikipedia infobox about your favorite team or a particularly important championship game. Or if you're a transportation policy nerd, feel free to give a write-up about an airport. Like Bernie Sanders? Shoot me a PM, and I'll draft a quick timeline of his career and you can write a biographical sketch or create an infobox for him.  

While this project is based around the original American Commonwealth thread on AH.com, however I've dramatically altered the party system, the PM list, and borders to ensure the project is less of a wank in favor of one side or the other. In other words, I've taken the shell and changed the core.

I will act as moderator and thus have executive control, and will use this to ensure the cannon isn't violated or that our biases don't get in the way. However, I will likely rarely use this authority and honestly am probably not likely to use it at all, unless someone randomly kills off a major political figure or something like that.
Some key facts:

• The House of Commons consists of 333 constituencies, which are larger than OTL and thus more diverse and often more competitive. There are currently six parties represented in the House, and I'd like to keep it this way at least initially.  
• The Senate is closer to the American Senate in composition (two per state, elected by provincial legislatures) but is less powerful in practice, meaning it's very similar to Canada on the whole.
• The provinces maintain their own governments, headed by Premiers. This is similar to OTL Canada as well.
• The Supreme Court and judicial system is basically the same as the US judicial system, but I'd imagine they'd wear wigs :P
• There is a written constitution based on the US constitution, with key differences. But a bill of rights, complete with the right to own firearms, exists. However, we also have universal, single payer healthcare in the form of Medicare (thanks HHH!). So the country is a hodge-podge of the US and Canada culturally overall.

Born from the nexus of history and philosophy, the Commonwealth of America is the foremost economic and military powerhouse on the North American continent and one of the most critical member states of the British Empire. With a total population of just over 200 million citizens representing a diverse variety of different demographics, the Commonwealth of America spans from the Arctic to the Caribbean, and from the Atlantic to the Mississippi. Bordered by Cuba to the south and Louisiana to the west, the Commonwealth is the predominant English speaking nation on the North American continent. The capital is located in the city of Philadelphia, though other prominent cities include Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Charleston, Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Halifax, Liverpool, Miami, Minneapolis, Montreal, New York, New Orleans, Pittsburgh, and Toronto.

A highly developed nation, the Commonwealth boasts an abundance of natural resources and a long tradition of industry. With the seventh highest GDP per capita and ranked first by the Human Development Index, the Commonwealth of America is both the foremost economic power of both North America and the broader British Empire. Its advanced economy, the fourth largest in the world, relies on well-developed trade networks, agricultural and industrial export, finance, technology, and tourism. America is part of several major international and intergovernmental institutions or groupings including the United Nations, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, the G7 (formerly G8), the Group of Ten, the G20, the North American Free Trade Agreement and the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum.

The Commonwealth of America is a federal parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy, with Queen Elizabeth II reigning as head of state, though executive powers are wielded through the Governor-General, who is appointed on the advice of the Prime Minister. The American Parliament is a bicameral legislative body, with the lower chamber, the House of Representatives, allocating its seats in proportion to population whereas the Senate consists of only two members for each province. The Commonwealth is a realm within the broader British Empire, and is officially bilingual. It ranks among the highest in international measurements of government transparency, civil liberties, quality of life, economic freedom, and education. It is one of the world's most ethnically diverse and multicultural nations, the product of large-scale immigration from many other countries. The current Prime Minister is Justin Trudeau of the Liberal Party, while Paul Ryan is the leader of the Conservative Party, which constitutes the opposition. Other parties represented in Parliament include the Progressive Party, the Grassroots Party, the Bloc Quebecois, and Reform Party.

Various indigenous peoples have inhabited what is now Canada for thousands of years prior to European colonization. Beginning in the 16th century, British and French expeditions explored, and later settled, along the Atlantic coast. As a consequence of various armed conflicts, France ceded nearly all of its colonies in North America in 1763. What followed after was a period of unrest over taxation, colonial autonomy, and corruption led to the ultimate Confederation of Britain’s continental holdings. This began an accretion of provinces and territories and a process of increasing autonomy from the United Kingdom. This widening autonomy was highlighted by the Statute of Westminster of 1931 and culminated in the American Constitution Act of 1946, which severed the vestiges of legal dependence on the British parliament, except for the power to amend its constitution.

Justin Trudeau (born December 25, 1971) is a Canadian politician who has served as the 30th Prime Minister of America since 2015 and has been the leader of the Liberal Party since 2013. Trudeau is among the youngest American prime ministers. He is also the son of former Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, and has represented Laval in the House of Representatives since 2008.

As Prime Minister, major government initiatives he undertook during his first term included legalizing recreational marijuana through the Cannabis Act, a failed effort to reform the Senate, establishing the federal carbon tax and negotiating trade deals such as the Inter-American Trade Agreement and the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Atlantic Partnership, while later grappling with controversies surrounding the SNC-Lavalin affair.
Prime Ministers of the Commonwealth of America.
1861-1865: Abraham Lincoln (Liberal-Conservative) (1)**
1865-1868: John MacDonald (Liberal-Conservative) (2)
1868-1875: Horatio Seymour (Liberal) (3)
1875-1880: Samuel Tilden (Liberal) (4)
1880-1891: John MacDonald (Conservative)(5)*
1891-1892: James Blaine (Conservative) (6)
1892-1900: Grover Cleveland (Liberal) (7)
1900-1910: Theodore Roosevelt Sr. (Conservative) (8)
1910-1914: Thomas Marshall (Liberal) (9)
1914-1921: Theodore Roosevelt Sr. (Conservative) (10)*
1921-1923: Andrew Bonar Law (Conservative) (11)*
1923-1930: Calvin Coolidge (Conservative) (12)
1930-1933: Richard Bennett (Conservative) (13)
1933-1938: Upton Sinclair (End Poverty in the Commonwealth) (14)
1938-1944: Theodore Roosevelt Jr. (Conservative) (15)*
1944-1945: Louis Saint Laurent (Conservative) (16)
1945-1950: Paul Martin Sr. (Liberal) (17)
1950-1957: George Drew (Conservative) (18)*
1957-1962: Harold Stassen (Conservative) (19)
1962-1968: Hubert Humphrey (Liberal) (20)
1968-1976: Robert Stanfield (Conservative) (21)
1976-1980: Pierre Trudeau (Liberal) (22)
1980-1987: George HW. Bush (Conservative) (23)
1987-1993: Brian Mulroney (Conservative) (24)
1993-1993: Lynn Martin (Conservative) (25)
1993-2003: Jean Chretien (Liberal) (26)
2003-2008: Paul Martin Jr. (Liberal) (27)
2008-2010: Hillary Rodham (Liberal - Democratic coalition) (28)
2010-2015: Willard Romney (Conservative) (29)
2015-2020: Justin Trudeau (Liberal) (30)
Parties as of 2020:
Conservative (Paul Ryan): Federalism, economic liberalism, social conservatism.
Liberal (Justin Trudeau): Social liberalism, centrism, internationalism.
Democratic (Bernie Sanders): Social democracy, trade unionism, left-wing populism.
Reform (Matt Gaetz): Nationalism, protectionism, right-wing populism.
Bloc Quebecois (Rheal Fortin): Quebec separatism, regionalism, left-wing nationalism.
Grassroots (Elizabeth May): Eco-socialism, community politics, environmentalism.

Cabinet of the Commonwealth of America (2019).
Prime Minister: Justin Trudeau (L-QB)
Deputy Prime Minister: Evan Bayh (L-IN)

Minister of Foreign Affairs: Hillary Rodham (L-IL)
Minister of Finance and Revenue: Chris Van Hollen (L-MD)
Minister of Defense and Security: Jack Reed (L-RI)
Minister of Justice and Civil Rights: Cory Booker (L-NJ)
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries: Allison Grimes (L-KY)
Minister of Commerce and Labor: Tim Ryan (L-OH)
Minister of Culture and Sport: Stephane Dion (L-QB)
Minister of Ecology and Climate Change: Ted Hsu (L-AG)
Minister of Education and Training: Gwen Graham (L-FL)
Minister of Health and Social Security: Allyson Schwartz (L-PA)
Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs: Pete Buttigieg (L-IN)
Minister of Immigration and Citizenship: Hakeem Jeffries (L-NY)
President of the Board of Trade: Chrystia Freeland (L-ON)
Minister of Natural Resources and Energy: Joseph Kennedy III (L-MA)
Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure: Martin O’Malley (L-MD)
Minister of Women and Youth Affairs: Donna Shalala (L-FL)
Minister of Veteran’s Affairs: Seth Moulton (L-MA)

The 333 Constituencies in the House of Representatives.

[インターネット掲示板ユーザー Punxsutawney Phil]

how can I help?

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

how can I help?

If you want to write up an article about sports or politics, or perhaps create a Wikipedia infobox. Feel free to contribute anything you want. An article about current events and how they affect the Commonwealth is another idea.

I'm going to post the MP's list later tomorrow. I'll do it as a google doc so we can all work together to fill the House of Representatives and the Senators list, then get on to the 2020 election.

[インターネット掲示板ユーザー Punxsutawney Phil]

how can I help?

If you want to write up an article about sports or politics, or perhaps create a Wikipedia infobox. Feel free to contribute anything you want. An article about current events and how they affect the Commonwealth is another idea.

I'm going to post the MP's list later tomorrow. I'll do it as a google doc so we can all work together to fill the House of Representatives and the Senators list, then get on to the 2020 election.

Splendid!

[Joseph Cao]

I'm going to post the MP's list later tomorrow. I'll do it as a google doc so we can all work together to fill the House of Representatives and the Senators list, then get on to the 2020 election.

Excellent! Looking forward to this.

As an aside, though, that North Carolina map is… deeply unsettling. Was it one of the many proposed redistricting plans that came up recently?

[KaiserDave]

HHH!!! Yes! He's the best!!!!

This is fantastic, the flag, the map, HHH! Yes! Everything!

I will settle an old baseball related score soon enough with an infobox here.

Ahahahha New York Yankees, prepare to face my wrath.

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

I'm going to post the MP's list later tomorrow. I'll do it as a google doc so we can all work together to fill the House of Representatives and the Senators list, then get on to the 2020 election.

Excellent! Looking forward to this.

As an aside, though, that North Carolina map is… deeply unsettling. Was it one of the many proposed redistricting plans that came up recently?

It’s someone else’s map that I borrowed with permission. I kinda want to redraft and even expand the number of constituencies but that is out of my skill set.

[OBD]

Whatever happened to the West Coast?

That said, I'm definitely willing to help out with this project, and I can help draw some districts for either the eastern or western parts of the Commonwealth, whichever is best

[KaiserDave]

Whatever happened to the West Coast?

That said, I'm definitely willing to help out with this project, and I can help draw some districts for either the eastern or western parts of the Commonwealth, whichever is best

No Polk I guess

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

What would you all think about this being a possible mock parliament scenario?

[インターネット掲示板ユーザー Punxsutawney Phil]

What would you all think about this being a possible mock parliament scenario?

It would be fun I guess.

[KaiserDave]

What would you all think about this being a possible mock parliament scenario?

Y. e. s.

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

What would you all think about this being a possible mock parliament scenario?

Y. e. s.

If I could get a co-moderator, I can cook up the background story to get it started.

[インターネット掲示板ユーザー Punxsutawney Phil]

What would you all think about this being a possible mock parliament scenario?

Y. e. s.

If I could get a co-moderator, I can cook up the background story to get it started.

I would like to sign up for that!

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

What would you all think about this being a possible mock parliament scenario?

Y. e. s.

If I could get a co-moderator, I can cook up the background story to get it started.

I would like to sign up for that!

I just PM'd Lumine, but I can so no reason why we can't have three moderators. There are only six parties represented in the ATL parliament, and if more players want to join, I can just create a few new parties out of parliament.

[インターネット掲示板ユーザー Punxsutawney Phil]

What would you all think about this being a possible mock parliament scenario?

Y. e. s.

If I could get a co-moderator, I can cook up the background story to get it started.

I would like to sign up for that!

I just PM'd Lumine, but I can so no reason why we can't have three moderators. There are only six parties represented in the ATL parliament, and if more players want to join, I can just create a few new parties out of parliament.

How much time do I need to set aside for mod duties, realistically speaking? Anything else I need to plan for?

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

What would you all think about this being a possible mock parliament scenario?

Y. e. s.

If I could get a co-moderator, I can cook up the background story to get it started.

I would like to sign up for that!

I just PM'd Lumine, but I can so no reason why we can't have three moderators. There are only six parties represented in the ATL parliament, and if more players want to join, I can just create a few new parties out of parliament.

How much time do I need to set aside for mod duties, realistically speaking? Anything else I need to plan for?

Not sure yet, it'll take at least a week to get the in game universe completed.

[KaiserDave]

What happened to Polk if I may ask?

[インターネット掲示板ユーザー Punxsutawney Phil]

What would you all think about this being a possible mock parliament scenario?

Y. e. s.

If I could get a co-moderator, I can cook up the background story to get it started.

I would like to sign up for that!

I just PM'd Lumine, but I can so no reason why we can't have three moderators. There are only six parties represented in the ATL parliament, and if more players want to join, I can just create a few new parties out of parliament.

How much time do I need to set aside for mod duties, realistically speaking? Anything else I need to plan for?

Not sure yet, it'll take at least a week to get the in game universe completed.

PM me whenever I am needed!