Jem responds,

"You misunderstand. The legislature will be independent of the council and will be all citizens. The council, however, will be, until it's charter expires in 5 years if we go through with it. You are very much correct with the latter. Each province/district will have its own local government, while the supreme power lies at the federal level. The federal governments of both would meet in the legislature, regulating each other. It would not be a full union, confederation would fit a little better."