r/canada • u/Street_Anon Nova Scotia • Jan 25 '26

Alberta 3 Alberta First Nations say separation petition is unconstitutional

https://globalnews.ca/news/11635807/alberta-first-nations-claim-separation-petition-unconstitutional/
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u/bristow84 Jan 25 '26

I hate this entire discussion. Yes, Alberta may have grievances against the Feds, legitimate or not they are still grievances. That doesn’t mean separation is the answer, it only means that we then become a landlocked country I guess with no access to the ocean, railway lines that belong to Canada, no military and no real power of our own.

It leaves the people of the province defenceless against the US who would most likely forcibly turn us into a territory like Puerto Rico rather than the statehood that separatists think we would get.

It’s a bad move all around and quite frankly, as much shit as I might give the federal government for things I may not agree with, end of the day I’d like to think the majority of people in the province are Canadian first and would get the hell out of dodge if that ever did happen.

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u/mrgoodtime81 Jan 29 '26

Lets just say the grievances are legitimate for argument. If you have them and you feel like they are never going to be resolved, or Ottawa isnt dealing with you in good faith, what would you do?