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Originally Posted by Hemi-Cuda
wouldn't any attack on Canada be an attack on the commonwealth, and wouldn't Britain be required to respond?
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Well Canada is a independent and autonoumous state since the Statute of Westminster and the Constitution of 1982. Thus they do not need the assistance of the United Kingdom for military reasons. Canada is not a dominion under British influence anymore, they are fully independant, both on domestic and foreign affairs.
BTW, Canada is only in the Commonwealth because they were formerly a British dominion/colony. The purpose of the commonwealth is to unite countries who were subject to the once powerful influence of the British Empire. Commonwealth countries share some cultural and political affiliations, like parliamentary democracy and the use of the English language.