Canada's capital, Ottawa
The Canadian Dominion government's parliament was engaged in a fierce quarrel. The aftermath of this war's defeat had arrived. The resolutions of the Sofia Peace Conference were extremely unfavorable to them. This time, they not only had to pay reparations, but also cede territory.
Although Canada had declared its independence from the British Commonwealth, during this war, the Canadian Dominion government had dispatched troops to South Africa and sent pilots to the British Isles.
All of this became grounds for the Holy Alliance to hold them accountable for war responsibility. Unless they shed a layer of skin, they could forget about getting away.
"Order!"
"Order!"
The voice of Speaker Peter Cole rang out, and the members of parliament finally quieted down.
"Gentlemen, you all know the resolutions of the Sofia Peace Conference. Bulgaria has made territorial demands of us.
"After our delegation's struggle, the Bulgarians agreed to abandon their territorial claims to the Labrador Peninsula and Newfoundland Island.
"But they still cannot let go of the Queen Elizabeth Islands, the Parry Islands, Baffin Island, Victoria Island, Southampton Island, the Queen Charlotte Islands...
"Last night, the Bulgarian government issued an ultimatum: either cede the above islands, or pay fifty billion lev in war reparations, and they will abandon their territorial claims!"
There was a third path, but Peter Cole did not mention it: continuing the war.
Clearly, continuing to fight was impossible. Canada had sent people to inspect Japan in person, and the materials they brought back still sent chills down their spines whenever they recalled them.
"What? Fifty billion lev? Why don't they just go rob someone?" one member of parliament immediately roared.
Canada's population was only a little over ten million. This meant each person would have to shoulder a massive debt of nearly 5,000 lev—equivalent