A larger Canada's routes toward the Pacific

In the panel's scenario, British retention of the northern colonies changes the starting points of westward settlement. Settler movement from Pennsylvania into Ohio and Indiana provides an example of how different eastern boundaries could alter later western boundaries. The proposed Canadian expansion could extend through the Great Lakes, northern plains, and parts of the Pacific Northwest. British possession of Washington and Oregon would provide bases and a stronger incentive to contest Alaska, although its eventual ownership remains speculative. A separate possibility is a Pacific coastal polity rather than a unified Canada. Against that suggestion, the discussion argues that a larger population corridor across the northern interior would strengthen the connection between east and west. The same demographic shift could reduce Quebec's relative political weight and change the prospects for French-language status.