Flag of Canada.
Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean. It is the world's second largest country by total area and shares land borders with the United States to the south and northwest.
History[]
In 1947, American philanthropist Reinhardt Quimbie financed an archaeological expedition to Canada's Llwewllyn Glacier Caves in British Columbia where he discovered the fossilized remains of prehistoric birds that were perfectly preserved in metallic shells belonging to an ancient Chimeran spacecraft.[1] Quimbie's findings allowed the Special Research Projects Administration to determine that the Chimera had been present on Earth for more than 10 million years.[2]
During the Chimeran War, Canada was an alternative refuge for displaced refugees who were turned away from the United States by the Grace Administration.[3][4] However, on July 23, 1951 the Chimera launched a massive spire bombardment of Quebec City.[5] The Canadian government was totally overwhelmed by the attack and was unable to properly respond as millions were killed and hundreds of thousands infected with the Chimeran virus. Local hospitals were quickly overrun with wounded and infected.[5] Unlike the American government, the Canadian authorities allowed the civilian population to refer to the Chimeran attacks as what they truly were: an alien invasion.[5]
Due to Canada's inexperience in combating the Chimera, the invaders easily conquered the nation, which in turn allowed them an avenue of attack against the northern parts of the United States - specifically the American Upper Midwest region. Canadian refugees were denied asylum in the United States during the early stages of the crisis by President Grace, under the false pretenses of preventing an infectious pandemic.[6] By November 1951, Canada had fallen to the Chimera.[7]
Trivia[]
- By the time of Resistance 3, it is stated in the Global Resistance game that the land Canada once stood on is now referred to as "Old Canada".
References[]
- ^ SRPA file RQ5597148
- ^ SRPA file RQ5597152
- ^ Timeline retrieved from the official Resistance website.
- ^ President McCullen Reverses Immigration Ban
- ^ a b c SRPA file PA51184383
- ^ SRPA file PA51184387
- ^ Resistance: The Gathering Storm