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'''Columbia and Haida Gwaii''' was a short lived mega Cascadian province located in the coastal regions of British Columbia. It was formed on 4 April 2021 through the merger of the Cascadian provinces of Columbia and [[Haida]].

Columbia & Haida Gwaii came into existence on 4 April 2021 through the voluntary merger of the governments of the provinces of Columbia and Haida, both of which were separate provinces of [[Cascadia]] previously. Columbia and Haida had previously had a turbulent relationship, with Columbia's rapid development and expansion frequently making the government of Haida under [[OreoToast]] and later Oilerator uncomfortable. A number of border agreements were made but it was clear to the Haidan government that Columbia would continue to grow at all costs. After a number of months of low activity, 32Oreo returned to Haida as Governor and immediately declared his intention to seek a merger with Columbia. The Columbian government under Dornan_ was happy to oblige and the merger was recognized within a few days of the initial declaration by 32Oreo. Not long after this merger, 32Oreo left to create the town of Grande Prairie, which made Oilerator once again the Governor of Haida. The town of Grande Prairie is located in British Columbia territory which angered them, and resulted in the town being lava casted by a few British Columbians. Grande Prairie did not have the support of the Cascadian governemnt and while tensions were high, 32Oreo decided to join BC to avoid any potential war.

 

 

Columbia & Haida Gwaii's government was undergoing a restructuring to reflect the new political reality following the merger. The system of governance consisted of a Cascadian-style 'senate' and a Governor. The ''de jure'' Governor of Columbia & Haida Gwaii was Dornan_, but in practice, there were two ''de facto'' Governors of Columbia & Haida Gwaii. This system existed mostly to allow each Governor to effectively administer their own regions while the details of the provincial merger were determined, but they never were.

Columbia & Haida Gwaii maintained a small armed force consisting of effectively its entire population for purposes of local defence, the Columbia & Haida Gwaii Defence Force (CHDF). The CHDF was the successor to Haida's Haida Defence force (HDF), which had seen frontline service in two major conflicts, the [[Cascadian Civil War]] and the [[Cascadian Invasion of Alaskan Union]]. The Columbia & Haida Gwaii Defence Force acted as a national police service in peacetime.

The CHDF also maintained a small naval branch, consisting of the patrol ship CHDF Sandspit and the guided missile frigate CHDF Haida. These ships are now back under HDF control after Haida left the union.