WEXIT but Ottawa won't let you leave

This is a work of alternate history and or historical fiction and does not represent the real world views of anyone involved.

"In tandem with the self declared separation of the US Midwest following the 2024 election year Alberta voted to leave Canada and formed the new Western Republic of Greater Alberta. Saskatchewan also voted to leave but due to a contested election with less than 1% margin, arguably in favor or disfavor, civil unrest engulfed the province with Pro and Anti secessionists militias battling throughout the streets of Saskatoon and Regina. British Columbia immediately became a debt colony of the Chinese, Quebec and Ontario federated into a singular new nation that was soon annexed by the remnants of the United States on the East Coast into the 'North American Eastern Federation of Canada and the United States'. This federation soon attempted to reassert control within Saskatchewan but found itself at war with rural militia movements supported by Alberta and Russia that after several years of conflict caused the formation of The DMZ in 2027. Essentially a no man's land where neither Alberta or Eastern Canada was allowed to officially operate."