Canadian places of Government (CVnU locations)

Langevin Block is the place of work of the Prime Minister of Canada, unlike the American White House, it is not his place of residence. That would be 24 Sussex Drive and the Harrington Lake Estate. Sussex drive is closer and more convenient, but both are available for the Prime Minister's use. It faces Parliament hill and while it is very close to it, it is not one of the three main buildings of Parliament Hill.

As no space in Langevin Block is devoted to the Prime Minister's residence, Langevin block is able to devote the entirety of it's space to the office of government. As Aleksei is a very busy man, there is no guarantee that he will be found in Langevin block in person, though he always has a teleport hotline and telecommunications lines to ensure that he's never more than a few moments away from contacting anyone who wishes to speak to him.

Previously being the work-place of Steven Harper and his conservative party, Aleksei and his Commonwealth party launched a great political upset and ousted the Conservative party from the majority and then defeated the New Democratic party's Thomas Mulcair and Liberal Party's Justin Trudeau in a staggering political upset. Aleksei Andreinov was then appointed Prime Minister by David Johnston; Governor General of Canada.

A futurist, while Andreinov is something of a skeptic of the A.N.S.C's intentions, he's overall quite welcoming of the various space aligned powers that descended to fight on humanity's side against the Hierarchy, and is constantly working with them to try and work for the betterment of all the children of the Earth.

Recognizing that he was a man with quite a lot of enemies, he has taken to having A.E.L.L, the Canadian Nova Phalanx Superhero team, and political outsiders in the form of the said space nations and members of pantheons of outright gods supplementing his security.

And he himself is definitely no man to trifle with in terms of taking care of himself.

24 Sussex Drive and Harrington Lake

The difference between Sussex Drive and Harrington lake can be summed up simply, one is a more officious place of residence and the other is a summer retreat. Unlike the White House, Sussex Drive is almost exclusively a place of residence and meetings conducted here are informal at best. Foreign heads of state instead meet at Rideau Hall save for in informal circumstances.

Consisting of thirty four rooms spread across four floors, Sussex Drive is heavily guarded even when the Prime Minister isn't using it, not to mention that the embassies of both the Imperium of man, the Novus Collective, the A.N.S.C, and the Republic of France are literal next door neighbors and will come down like a ton of bricks if the Prime Minister's home is being threatened. As it's really just a place for Aleksei to sleep and rest during off hours, most people will never be allowed inside in any case.

Harrington Lake is purely a place for rest and relaxation and other than it's security establishments, is astonishingly ordinary for what is expected for a place of residence for one of the most powerful political figures in the world. It's not even particularly large by the standards of the super rich. Other than the Cottage, the estate consists of the following buildings.

• staff cottage
• upper guest cottage
• lower guest cottage
• boat house and paddleboat dock
• long dock (located the northeast of the retreat)

Of course, Aleksei didn't exactly give up his prior places of residence, and seems to sleep in a different house every day with no apparent schedule, confounding any attempts at pinning him down for assassination.

Parliament Hill

Consisting of three buildings, West, East, and Central Block, Parliament hill, is as the name implies, a place of work for the members of the Canadian Parliament, currently dominated by a Commonwealth party supermajority. The Commonwealth Party's exceedingly eglitarian nature has given Parliament Hill an odd make up.

Men, Women, open LGBT community members, Robots, Cyborgs, Aliens, Mutants, retired Superheroes, and supernatural entities (one of the parliament members is even an Undead Lich) are all parliamentarians in the Commonwealth party.

The Centre Block contains the Senate and Commons chamber, and is where the actual law making is done. Aleksei can often be found her discussing matters of Government with his Parliament, and the stately building's neo-gothic architecture stands out tremendously, while it's scenic location to many puts the American Capitol building to shame. At the front is the peace-tower, while at the rear is the Library of Parliament.

The east and west blocks both contain the offices of the ministers and senators of the Parliament and are where they work when they aren't meeting for sessions of Parliament. Parliament hill, of course, is extremely well guarded by just about everything the Canadian Government and interested private parties can spare, and the mighty Odin himself has placed his blessings on Parliament hill to drive away evil-doers, causing the security there to be instantly aware of any plot to harm the area and everything about the plotter down to his favorite breakfast foods.

Rideau Hall

Whereas most countries have their similar buildings out in the open and very obvious, the residence of the Governor General of Canada and the official lodgings of the monarch of the British Dominions is in an out of the way place and seems more like a large mansion than a place of government. Most of the 9,500 square meter, 175 room, 24 outbuilding structure is devoted to Government, while only a paltry 500 square meters is actually devoted to living space.

It is where Prime Ministers and other members of the Federal Cabinet are sworn in, and it is where the Queen stays whenever she visits Canada whenever it is practical or desired. Foreign heads of state and ambassadors are received here to speak with the Governor General, Queen Elizabeth II herself, or Aleksei Andreinov. Antonov Inc and Nova Phalanx have a presence here as well and the area is constantly crawling with A.E.L.L troopers and Superheroes in addition to more standard guards.

Some of the policies of the current administration.

The Stark Regime is morally equivalent to Adolf Hitler's Nazi Regime and must be opposed via every means necessary. As open war with America would bring tremendous suffering, Canada will not make the first military move against America. Rather, it shall work to bring about the economic ruin and political isolation of the regime to discredit it.

Mutants, Cyborgs, Supernatural entities, Robots, LGBTs, Ethnic and religious minorities, and Aliens are not to be discriminated against. Nations that discriminate against these groups will face sanctions until they repeal said legislation.

Registration acts are to be unobtrusive. The Canadian registration act merely requires that heroes attend a seminar once a year and demonstrate knowledge of the law via tests given out on a bi-annual basis (distributed randomly throughout the year to foil crime sprees). Canadian heroes in turn get government salaries collectible at drop boxes for those with secret identities, priority for healthcare, co-operation from the local law enforcement, protection of family members (if wanted), and the ability to testify in court while keeping their identities secret. This is to be the model for registration acts everywhere.

Genocide is to not be tolerated, period. Committing genocide is an act of war against Canada.

The Earth is to be protected from extradimensional or extraterrestrial invasion, as such, co-operation with friendly spaceborne or extradimensional polities is to be encouraged.

Criminal justice is to focus on effective prosecution, minimal risk of wrongful conviction, reversals of wrong conviction, motivated law enforcement, and rehabilitation of criminals over punishment for the sake of vengeance.

The forces of the Axis Uber Alles are to pay for the crimes of their parent governments during and after world war two.

Stronger ties with the rest of the British Commonwealth are to be pursued over ties to a clearly politically unreliable America.

Fair colonization of space and other dimensions is to be practiced post-haste to expand the territories of the Dominion of the Commonwealth of Great Britain and for the greater good of Mankind.

All support to the "Destiny of the Primalborn" is to be given, unconditionally, to stop the threat of "the Lord of Doom and his cat's paws."

All members of Canadian society are to be provided the means to live happy, healthy lives with all access to their rights of their many freedoms (speech, assembly, petition, fair trials, religion, political belief, thought, against unwarranted search and seizure, etc), and to basic needs such as entertainment, food, drink, healthcare, housing, a clean environment, and internet access.

Focus will be given to making Canada a post-scarcity society where traditional economic concepts such as "Supply and Demand" will no longer exist, effectively giving everyone access to whatever they want.

The Environment is to be treasured and protected.

Oppressive regimes such as those in America, North Korea, Iran, the Hierarchy, and so on are to be opposed and hopefully brought down in a manner beneficial to the people.

New Flag and Name:

The Flag of the Technocratic Combine/Commonwealth (either is valid) of Canada.

Technocratic party flag:

Rules:

• If you want to make an appointment - Just turn up.
• No major destruction without prior agreement. Keep in mind that attacks on the building will be met with future retaliation.
• Please don't just "Break in" due to being stealthy. These are some of the most heavily guarded buildings within Canada, and have some serious mojo in their security.
• Standard CV Rules.
• CVnU Canada is much more heavily populated, substantially more advanced, and considerably more militarized than OTL Canada, just an FYI.

@aleksei_andreinov: A long, sleek limousine rolled up in front of Langevin Block, and a very sharply dressed man walked out. Pushing up his glasses with a finger, Dr. Shandian shifted in his tight tuxedo as he strolled up to the main doors, nodding at security cameras as he went. Entering the large building he walked up to the first person he saw (Probably a secretary?) and cleared his throat. "Hello, my name is Doctor Edward Shandian? I am to speak with Prime Minister Andreinov. It is a very urgent appointment." He also pulled out his credentials- mainly, driver's license and passport. He hoped he wouldn't be restricted from meeting the Prime Minister- after all he had a hefty business proposal, and even if he was from the United States he was amazed and intrigued by the policies that had been set up.

nice details/descriptions. canada's on the come up.

So much win.

@dr_shandian: The Doctor was constantly observed by Nanosuit clad body-guards, whose power armor resembled flayed musculature in a manner that was only a little offputting. The secretary herself nodded and put in a call for the Prime Minister. "Sir, there's a doctor Shanidan who's requesting your time." She said while one guard was rotated out and replaced by an Asgardian.

"Tell him to come to my office." He said over the intercome as a series of small green lights went up to point Shanidan to the Prime Minister while a reptillian Sangheili Elite Zealot alien and a hulking Imperial Space Marine went to show him the way to the Prime Minister's office, where he'd find the Prime Minister signing some documents on his tablet.

"Ah yes, the Gothic City Doctor. Come in, have a seat." He said, gesturing to a very comfortable looking velvet chair while two of his nanosuit guards nodded at Shanidans escort who turned and left upon being given this body language signal. He finished signing off on the tablet and steepled his fingers as he made eye-contact.

@aleksei_andreinov:

"Thank you, Prime Minister." Dr. Shandian nodded his head to Aleksai Andreinov as he took a seat, getting comfortable as he swung one leg over the other, setting a briefcase down beside the chair as he warily glanced at the two nanosuited guards, tightening his tie before clearing his throat.

"Now, as you may already know, I am an American citizen- and it doesn't take a Doctor to know the civil unrest between us and you." He started. "You of all people know about the tyrannous Stark Regime, and I too see the injustice in it. As a scientist and inventor I am particularly interested in your talk of giving access for everyone to everything." A gleam was in his eye as he picked up his briefcase, opening it with a small 'click' and pushing a button in it. Soon a holographic image of North America was shown.

"Ah, what am I saying- my apologies. Lets get down to business. I am willing to serve as a... Erm, what would the term be..." He tapped his chin as he thought. "An... unwanted embassy. Or, for militaristic terms... A spy. The only thing I want in return? Well... we can negotiate that part." He re-closed his briefcase, wiped a bead of sweat from his brow, and folded his fingers, trying to look confident.

@dr_shandian: "Honestly, I was shocked that America could elect Stark. Or that people would willingly bring the registration act back after it nearly tore apart their country before. And yes, a Post-scarcity society is one of my dreams. The Culture novels by the late Iain M. Banks are one of my biggest inspirations." He said as he looked over the holographic map with interest, his guards still watching with the kind of fixed rigidty that being a post-human fusion of man and machine allowed.

"Ah, a spy? Well, the Canadian intelligent services could always use someone to conduct espionage. Now, what is it that you want?" He said, casually fiddling with a model diorama of Canadian Soldiers holding out against Hierarchy Grunts from the Alien invasion some months ago, pushing the gun of one of the soldiers so that it would be aiming at one of the aliens rather than just being posed to look cool..

@aleksei_andreinov: "Finally, someone with some common sense." Shandian nodded with a grin. "And, as for what I want... Hm, well, cash is always nice. It will cost two-hundred and fifty million dollars for help with this... economic uprooting. Feel free to haggle." Shandian said smoothly as he pushed a long black strand of hair out of his face, reaching up to clean his glasses as he awaited an answer.

@dr_shandian: "Two hundred and fifty million? Pfft, I can double that right out of my pocket." He said with a bit of a chuckle, impressed that this man planned to do so much with an amount of money that was relatively small to perhaps the richest man of all time..

"I'll give you five hundred million, wired directly to your account." He said with a face so straight he couldn't be anything but serious.

@aleksei_andreinov But now Shandian's arrogant half got the better of him, noticing how Andreinov related five hundred million dollars to pocket change. "A billion dollars, or no deal." He said strictly, not giving the slightest indentation that he was frightened out of his mind by the money this man had. After shooting another quick glance at the guards by him, he broadened his shoulders in confidence.

@dr_shandian: "Done. Just give me your account information and the money will be in your hands immediately." He said as the Guards met Shanidan with their blank helmets, their ski-goggle like visors showing nothing to an outside observer, while their respirators similarly concealed their mouths, making reading them completely impossible.

@aleksei_andreinov: With a raised but trusting eyebrow, Shandian pulled out a business card displaying his information. "Thank you very much. You shall receive a letter from me when I have uncovered some information. Do not fear- it shall be quick." He tipped his head to the Prime Minister as he stood to leave, grabbing his briefcase as he turned back to Andreinov one last time. "Just remember to put my name in the papers when Stark's been dethroned." He grinned a bit as he walked out of the room, humming as he went.

@dr_shandian: "Of course." He said as he utilized his S.E.C.O.N.D A.I to tap into the Internet and transfer the one billion dollars to Shanidan's account as soon as he saw the account details, instantly making Shanidan a very rich man. But such concerns were secondary to Andreinov's crusade against the fascists who have taken over Canada's former ally.

@aleksei_andreinov:

A letter came in the mail for the Prime Minister at 24 Sussex Drive.

"Dear Aleksai,

The President doesn't suspect a thing- a very good sign for us. Tomorrow I shall start working knowing that the ignorance of Anthony Stark protects me. Who knows? If you have any suggestions for what to do, feel free to suggest it. After all, we are men of business!

Sincerely,

Doctor Edward John Shandian"

@dr_shandian: The response from Andreinov was swift and economical.

"Dear John.

Your progress is noted and welcomed. We're sending methods to the North Koreans for them to end their food crisis and start modernizing as per Kim Jong Un's request. Call some attention to this. With luck, the mere mention of us giving aid to the DPRK should set him off. But if he calls us out, he'll look bad for trying to stop us from feeding a country and freeing it from poverty. If he does nothing, the idiots in the TEA party will accuse him of letting us support a communist regime. A catch twenty two, if you will.

Sincerely

Prime Minister Aleksei Andreinov."

Don't mind me, just bumping.

Bump.

Whats the mutant policy like up here?

@charlemagne: I think everyone is treated equally here :S

@charlemagne: Absolute equality and eglitarianism. Discrimination against mutants, the undead, LGBT, Supernatural entities, Aliens, Robots, Minority ethnicities, Cyborgs, Extradimensional beings, nonstandard forms of life (energy beings, elementals, etc), and Robots is a crime.

This country has dozens of mutant senators in parliament, and hell some of them are even aliens or robots and one is a rotting Lich.

You're allowed to say what you want, so you still have your Stormfront and Iron march dickheads, but that's only because letting them say what they want means they're out in the open to be watched like hawks.

Any country that enshrines discrimination in it's legal systems will be considered an enemy of Canada and the British Commonwealth and can expect sanctions, ridiculous pro-liberal lobbying, have every international act it does be constantly interfered in, and mi6 will study the nation up and down to prepare for a war from a butthurt country.

Canada's currently lobbying in Russia to get the Anti-gay laws repealed, it's trying to open up North Korea to trade to dismantle the Juche Dictatorship, it's attempting to get Iran to become a secular nation, it's trying to get Israel and Palestine to play nice, it's assassinating the gaybashing priests who are promoting the kill the gays bill, and is funneling capital to get it repealed, and it's preparing for war with America. Among other things.

This is Ultra-Liberal land where everyone gets welfare, everyone's taxed fairly, and nobody gives a damn if you walk naked or two dudes french kiss on the street.

(Becomes a Canadian citizen )

@aleksei_andreinov: ( will there be an Alpha/Omega Flight like team?)

@aleksei_andreinov:

You and I should do some OMEGA/MI6 stuff. Or just stuff in general :s

@aleksei_andreinov: All I took from that was weakness.

@charlemagne: The Axis Powers thought the Allies were weak for being tolerant and liberal.

They're not exactly around anymore are they? (Well they're in space but shh).

@tenebrous_guile: Lucky for me then I'm not the Axis Powers ;)

@charlemagne: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_production_during_World_War_II The Axis was doomed to lose from the word "go" anyway. It didn't matter how well they fought, the allies had more money, more soldiers, more industry. Not to mention only America or Russia had the actual electrical output to make an Atomic bomb.

In any case, come at me bro.

lmmfao

@charlemagne: Is that actually a picture of the Canadian team, the what's-their-names?

@strigidae_22: Alpha Flight. Its back when they went up against the Collective.

@strigidae_22: Alpha Flight or something I think.

@the_mercenary: @charlemagne: Ah hah. I remember Canada had a team but I couldn't remember much more than that.

Going to make a thread for Canada as a whole.

Breaking news.

@clara_mass

In light of Clara Mass' ascension to the post of presidency and her policies on mutants, Canadian Prime Minister Aleksei Andreinov has declared a universal embargo on American trade and the cessation of all supplies of weapons, oil, trade goods, services, and the cessation of all international co-operation with America. Aleksei Andreinov has long been critical of the most recent presidents of the United States, having decried Orpheus Ziev, Anthony Stark, and now Clara Mass as being "Eugenics loving fascists, Ethnic cleansers, enemies of the free world, and betrayers of the American ideal".

This is estimated to cause substantial economic turmoil in America and damage recession recovery attempts. Canada, which runs a monopoly on technology gleaned from the Hierarchy war and reverse engineered Masari technology, as well as having multiple embassies with alien powers, is expected to simply shift trade to the British Commonwealth and it's space bourne allies.

Canada's richly diverse parliament voted in support of a bill that would enact this embargo and pledge support to any political dissidents seeking asylum in Canada. In a speech today, the President gathered a press conference in the capital and made the following statement.

"My fellow Canadians, we must continue to watch America's political down spiral with worried eyes. A new president every year for three years straight, each espousing repugnant ideologies and authoritarian view points, each being an open bigot, each having fascistic ideologies not unlike those of Augusto Pinochet, Benito Mussolini, and Francisco Franco." He said to a crowd containing Aliens, Mutants, the Undead, Cyborgs, Robots, people of every sexuality, gender, ethnicity, and creed, even beings from other dimensions.

"Yes, some will point to the Venezuelan tragedy where in the wake of Hugo Chavez' fall from power the country saw complete anarchy and mass death as well as ethnic cleansing. But to say that this discredits mutants as a whole would be as silly as saying that because my asshole neighbor down the street is a vegetarian that vegetarianism is tantamount to the asshole neighbor. Much like the Syria crisis where your choices are Saddam Hussein lite and the Islamic Global Liberation Army this is isn't a situation where either party comes out good. And let us not forget that it was America's insistence on barging in where it doesn't belong that caused the whole mess." He said, appealing to the centre-leftists who generally were about as far right as people went in Andreinov's Technocratic Commonwealth of Canada.

"As such, I spoke in favor of a bill recently passed that declared America a rogue state. As such, we will not do business with the United States save for deploying aid where needed, all American soldiers based in Canada are to be withdrawn, we will not co-operate with America in international affairs, including the ongoing war on terror, travel bans will be placed on American Government officials and assets in Canada will be frozen, and more importantly." He said, pausing as if to let what he was saying sinking in.

"Canada is withdrawing from NATO and will be proposing a new military alliance between the nations of the British commonwealth and seek new pacts with the nations of Europe and urging them to follow suit in our abandonment of this instrument of American tyranny. And to the tin pot authoritarian sitting in the white house, if you wish to take this as an act of war, then allow me to borrow a phrase from the internet "Come at me sis."" He said, dropping the wham line right then and there. Had this been the Cold War with the threat of Sino-Soviet communism hanging above everyone's heads, this would have been incomprehensible, now it was simply unthinkable.

"Thank you all for listening...now...questions?" He said as the press mob immediately began a mass raising of hands.