As early as when Joseph planned the "abduction" of America to expand northward, he had already arranged for the Security Bureau to operate in Lower Canada.
This time, England's diversion of troops from Upper Canada to Louisiana gave him the opportunity to activate his Canada plan.
According to England's decree in 1791, the Canadian Colony was divided into two parts: Upper and Lower Canada. Upper Canada was mainly British, with Ontario to Ottawa as its core. Lower Canada was the part east of the Ottawa River, with its capital in Quebec.
Upper and Lower Canada enforced different laws, each having its own Congress.
This governance model greatly diminished the conflict between the British and the French, but it also provided Joseph with the best lever for political manipulation.
In fact, even if he did not interfere, in about 30 years, Lower Canada would erupt in a vigorous independence movement.
