Canada

Canada is a real country in North America, and the setting of most stories set in the Pactverse.<infobox> <title source="name"><default>Canada</default></title>

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Geography

Nicknamed "the great white north", Canada had a low population density, around four people per square kilometer.<ref>It kind of baffled, boggled the mind even, that we were in the great white north, a place with a freakishly low population density of about four people per square kilometer, and yet I kept finding myself in places without enough room. - excerpt from Void 7.10</ref>

It was considered by some more "civilised" than the United States of America,<ref name=":0">By and large, asking an American how far away something was tended to get an answer in terms of miles.  The gas station is a quarter mile that

way.  Ask a Canadian?  Time.  The highway is a ten minute drive 

thataway.  Or so the idea went, with exemptions for more civilized areas

of the States and less civilized parts of Canada. - excerpt from Collateral 4.12</ref> a relatively peaceful nation.<ref>“Piss-poor excuse for an Incarnation.  What the fuck is an Incarnation of Conquest doing in Canada?”

[...]

He’d only acted to seize at the opportunity I presented, making a hell of a lot of enemies along the way.

And, I couldn’t help but note, again, he’s a fucking Incarnation of Conquest in Canada. - excerpt from Collateral 4.3 </ref><ref>“Ellie, these guys are going to fuck us up if we don’t listen very carefully.   I’m pretty sure these assholes could and would feed us to hungry livestock or burn us alive.”

“In a small town in Canada,” Ellie said, skeptically. - excerpt from Duress 12.1 </ref> However, some considered them little better than the USA, prone to exaggerating and abusing their power.<ref>“When America is attacked, retribution tends to be brutal.  Not necessarily swift, but they hold grudges.  Pearl Harbor, Nine-Eleven…”

“I would argue that America’s living a lie,” I said.  “They spend a great deal of time deluding themselves about just how powerful they are, a lot of time deluding others, and a lot of time abusing the power that does exist.  Not that Canada’s a whole lot better.” - excerpt from [7.1|Void 7.1] </ref>

Notable Locations

Ontario

• Toronto
• Jacob's Bell
• Kennet

Quebec

• Montréal

History

In 2014 Canada pulled out of a war that was still ongoing as of 2020,<ref>His source of power is a big, long-running conflict with no sign of ending, even if Canada pulled out six years ago. - excerpt from Lost for Words 1.4 </ref> presumably referring to the War in Afghanistan.<ref>Wikipedia</ref>

Trivia

• Canada was home to "Singfest Canada", a talent competition that Avery hated, but the rest of her family loved.<ref>Avery shrugged again.  “Um.  But can we not watch the singing show?”

“Oh, honey.  That might be a losing battle.  I’ll be in your corner if you really want it, but…”

“Literally anything else.  Please.”

[...]

Downstairs, the TV had been turned around so everyone at the table could watch.  It was already tuned to the previews of the talent competition.  Spotlights, judges, and the endless litany of new singers,

dancers, and jugglers.

She hated it.  She gave her mom a look as she sat down.

[...]

“Avery talks all the time when we’re watching our show.  Which, I should mention, has something for everyone.”

“Not really for me,” Avery said.

“Oh my god, do you even like this?” Sheridan asked.

“Enough, Sheridan.  I will ground you.”

“It’s better than Singfest Canada,” Avery said.

- excerpt from [for Words 1.4|Lost for Words 1.4] </ref>

• Canadians tended to measure distances in terms of time taken to travel them.<ref name=":0" /> This tendency has also been observed in the real world.<ref>Heidi C. Vlatch, "Culture Share: Canada - Time as a measurement of distance" (2011).</ref>

References

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