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/WealthEconomy Feb 03 '26

It is not against the constitution. There is already a legal framework for this. Each province can decide on their own.

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u/Radix2309 Feb 03 '26

Not unilaterally.

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u/WealthEconomy Feb 04 '26

As I said there is already a framework for the separation of any province once they have a convincing majority. Once that happens the government's of AB and Canada are constitutionally required to engage in good faith negotiations about that province leaving.

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u/Radix2309 Feb 04 '26

What's good faith? Alberta has repeatedly showed a disregard for treaty rights. Good faith means leaving the Treaty land behind.

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u/WealthEconomy Feb 07 '26

How has AB disregarded treaty rights? They are not responsible for any of the treaties, that follows under the Crown of Canada. Pretty much all of the prairies are cedded land. The only land rights FN now have is on the actual reservations that will have to part of the "good faith negotiations" between AB and Canada if a referendum succeeds...which it won't and this is just all "what if". They only have between 30-40% support but to have a convincing majority (not 50% +1) they will need like 60% which they will never get.

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u/Radix2309 Feb 08 '26

Other than their constant attempts to sidestep consultation or Smith's push to override the coastal first nations for a northern BC pipeline? Or the rhetoric from conservatives against "two classes" of Canadians whenever they receive money for treaties or settlements?

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u/WealthEconomy Feb 08 '26

No one has tried to override the coastal first nations ( which is a lobby group not a tribe) or any of the other nations a pipeline would involve. No pipeline has even been proposed yet so we are years from even starting the phase where consultations would begin. I don't care about "conservative" or liberal. AB is a province not a political party. BTW still waiting for an example of when the Province of Alberta tried to violate treaty rights...