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Originally Posted by Metro-One
Without an open water treaty through the Juan De Fuca straight Vancouver Port would have suffered and maybe Prince Rupert would have become larger and more important.
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Yep, I think it's possible that Prince Rupert would have been a big winner relative to what it is now, perhaps ending up with the West Coast naval base.
I think Vancouver Island would have remained a total backwater if it had been bisected by an international border. It would not have made sense as a location for BC's capital. New Westminster would probably have remained the capital.