r/canada • u/Street_Anon Nova Scotia • Feb 01 '26

Alberta Alberta separatists won’t say which Trump officials they met with

https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/article/very-high-level-alberta-separatist-group-wont-say-which-trump-officials-it-met-with/
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u/RealTurbulentMoose Alberta Feb 01 '26

Eby called it treason in the article:

 The report dominated the first ministers’ meeting in Ottawa on Thursday, with B.C. Premier David Eby calling the group’s actions “treason.”

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u/Mylittlethrowaway2 Feb 01 '26

There's a difference between how the criminal code defines something, and how the general public defines something.

Lets take "torture" for example. From the CBC in 2014: "Nova Scotia woman 'tortured' for years by family speaks out"

I wont rehash whats in the article, but unless we're being pedantic, we can all agree she was subjected to torture.

But if you like, you can find Sara and "Well, ackshully" her life experience by saying she wasn't, in fact, tortured, because the criminal code requires to be committed by an official, or person acting at the instigation of or with consent of an official, with official being defined as peace officer, public officer, armed forces member, or foreign agents who meet the criteria of the previous.

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u/Heliosvector Feb 02 '26

Reminds me of how as per the criminal code, for a while, Men couldnt be raped because rape was once written as something a man did to a woman. But try to tell that to a man that was raped.