LogFAQs > #966280030

KodyKeir posted...

Nah, you see, we sent a message stating that if we had to fight for freedom, we would take the entire empire with us, with emphasis on the if; The Queen did what was best for the Commonwealth.

Eh, talk is cheap. Ultimately it still came down to the fact that Canada was a net loss on the books & was not worth dealing with. It wasn't like Britain didn't put down rebellions in Canada before. Britain was mostly happy the Canadians would be nominally British and pay deference to the crown, since managing the region was more trouble than it was worth.