Dear Canadians, today as your government has promised to you before we now declare our independence from the crown.
We draft a new constitution for our nation, one which will guarantee that all Canadians will be represented fairly. With this decree we also will establish a Republic with a new head of state and head of government. The title that this head of state will use will now be known as President, and no longer prime minister to represent our movement to self-representation. As we move into this new future we hope that all of our citizens will participate in our first election.
This is a historic event, and you, the Canadian people have made this all possible. I will wait out my remaining term in office until the elections get underway. I am proud of my people and cannot wait to see the wonderous things that we will accomplish in the future.
As part of a short-term foreign policy we will seek to establish ties with the other former commonwealths, we cannot abandon our brothers. We will also try to ease the burden on the British by maintaining our trade relations in this time as we seek our recognition of independence.
God Bless Canada.
Treaty of Newfoundland
Article I. The United Kingdom will recognize the independence of Canada
Article II. Canada and the United Kingdom will maintain trade relations, as both will be stronger with trade.
Article III. Both nations will maintain their respective embassies to facilitate communication.
Article IV. Canada will make no claims on the British Territories of Newfoundland and Labrador.
President Robert Borden of Canada [X]
Prime Minister Robert Cecil of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland []