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-'''Canada''' is a nation that comprises a large portion of the northern [[United Republic of North America]].<ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 297''</ref>
+'''Canada''' is a nation that comprises a large portion of the northern [[United Republic of North America]].<ref name="page297">''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]'', p. 297</ref>
 ==History==
-{{Quote|no=two|1=[[Myras Tyla]]|q1=Well, we can't stay here. There's got to be a way out of this city.|2=[[Ruwan Ackerson]]|q2=Wait! The boats. Canada.|3=Civilians in [[Battle of Cleveland|Covenant-occupied Cleveland]]}}
+Canada was founded in [[Wikipedia:1867|1867]] and was legislatively independent from the United Kingdom in [[Wikipedia:1931|1931]]. Canada was a founding member of the [[United Nations]] in [[1945]] and of the [[North Atlantic Treaty Organization]] in 1949.
-Canada was formed in [[Wikipedia:1867|1867]] from three [[England|British]] colonies in [[North America]]. It expanded over the following years to incorporate other British parts of the continent. The nation was granted legislative independence in [[Wikipedia:1931|1931]] and the last vestiges of legal dependence on Great Britain were removed in [[Wikipedia:1982|1982]]. Canada was a founding member of the [[United Nations]]. Eventually, it, along with [[Mexico]] and the political remnants of the [[Wikipedia:United States of America|United States of America]] became part of the loose association known as the [[United Republic of North America]], itself under the direction of the [[Unified Earth Government]] along with all other UN states on [[Earth]]. When the [[Covenant]] [[Battle for Earth|invaded]] Earth in [[2552#November|November 2552]], the [[Ohio]] city of [[Cleveland]] came under assault. Refugees fleeing the occupied city crossed [[Wikipedia:Lake Erie|Lake Erie]] to Canada on boats.<ref name="U">'''[[Halo: Uprising]]''', ''page 24''</ref>
+Eventually, it, along with [[Mexico]] and the political remnants of the [[Wikipedia:United States of America|United States of America]] became part of the loose association known as the [[United Republic of North America]].<ref name="page297"/>
+===Battle of Earth===
+{{Quote|no=two|1=[[Myras Tyla]]|q1=Well, we can't stay here. There's got to be a way out of this city.|2=[[Ruwan Ackerson]]|q2=Wait! The boats. Canada.|3=Civilians in [[Battle of Cleveland|Covenant-occupied Cleveland]]<ref name="U"/>}}
+When the [[Covenant]] [[Battle for Earth|invaded]] Earth in [[2552#November|November 2552]], the [[Ohio]] city of [[Cleveland]] came under assault. Refugees fleeing the occupied city crossed [[Wikipedia:Lake Erie|Lake Erie]] to Canada on boats.<ref name="U">''[[Halo: Uprising]]'', p. 24</ref>
+==Known residents==
+The [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]], [[Lian Devereaux]], was born in Canada in [[2522]].<ref name="Glass1">''[[Halo: Glasslands]]'', p. 63</ref>
 ==Trivia==
-*The [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]], [[Lian Devereaux]], was born in Canada in [[2522]].<ref name="Glass1">'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 63''</ref>
+*On the ''[[Halo 3]]'' [[multiplayer]] map, [[Snowbound]], a [[Lucky Loonie|Canadian one dollar coin]] from the 20th century can be found.<ref>[http://halo.bungie.net/Online/Halo3UserContentDetails.aspx?h3fileid=49859357 ''Bungie.net: Halo 3 File Details:'' CANADA]</ref>
-*On the ''[[Halo 3]]'' [[multiplayer]] map, [[Snowbound]], a [[Lucky Loonie|Canadian one dollar coin]] from the 20th century can be found.<ref>[http://halo.bungie.net/Online/Halo3UserContentDetails.aspx?h3fileid=49859357 '''Bungie.net: Halo 3 File Details:''' CANADA]</ref>
-*The [[human colony]] of [[Nouveau Montreal]] is named for [[Wikipedia:Montreal|Montreal]], a Canadian municipality.
-*[[Fleet Admiral]] [[Terrence Hood]] may be from Canada, as he is an English noble but possesses a North American accent.
-*[[Fort York]], a [[United Nations Space Command]] stronghold on the edge of the [[Inner Colonies]], was named for the Candian [[Wikipedia:Fort York|site of the same name]].
 *[[Lethbridge]], a megacity on [[Concord]], may be named after the [[Wikipedia:Lethbridge|Canadian city of Lethbridge]].
+*The {{Class|Moncton|orbital weapon platform}} may be named after the Canadian city of [[Wikipedia:Moncton|Moncton]].
+*The [[human colony]] of [[Nouveau Montreal]] is named after the Canadian city of [[Wikipedia:Montreal|Montreal]].
+*[[Fort York]], a [[United Nations Space Command]] stronghold on the edge of the [[Inner Colonies]], was named after the Canadian 19th-century [[Wikipedia:Fort York|site of the same name]].
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