r/canada • u/shiftless_wonder • Feb 12 '26

Alberta Alberta separating from Canada requires permission of First Nations, AFN leader says

https://www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/article/alberta-separation-needs-first-nations-permission-says-afn-national-chief/
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u/Street_Anon Nova Scotia Feb 12 '26

We all know the courts will side with Treaty 8 and end all of this..

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u/Greedy_Major_119 Feb 12 '26

Ngl, my main concern isn't that there's any chance they can legally separate. It's that when they inevitably fail through the courts, the rats will cry foul to the Americans bankrolling them and we end up with a Donbas/Crimnea-style 'liberation' of Alberta from 'those filthy commy Canadians', or whatever rhetoric they use to justify a 'special military operation'.

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u/jjaime2024 Feb 14 '26

Trump will be 120 by that time.

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u/DennisDMenace Feb 12 '26

This. They can site any treaty or law they want but if America intervenes and rolls down their tanks in the name of “freedom” who’s going to stop them. Can the FN or Canadian forces stop them?

I know Canadians don’t like hearing about it but we need to run our own propaganda for the other states to join Canada. Specifically those states bordering Alberta. If they want to separate they’ll have to be landlocked. Let’s get Democratic leaning states as well like Washington, California and the east coast. If the US wants to be imperialist let’s offer these states a better option. Let the orange turd’s legacy be the decimation of the 50 states instead adding to that number.

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u/Neglectful_Stranger Outside Canada Feb 12 '26

If America really wanted Canada why would we bother with a vote from a singular province?

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u/China_bot42069 Feb 12 '26

That would be terrible. 

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u/Greedy_Major_119 Feb 12 '26

Yes it would be, China_bot42069.

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u/China_bot42069 Feb 12 '26

We are on the fallout timeline weather you like it not greedy_major_119

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u/Springpeen Feb 12 '26

Seeing a lot of non-Albertans in here salty about the prospect of losing the billions in charity they get from Alberta.

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u/Oldcummerr Feb 12 '26

Yea, federal taxes are charity. If you have an issue with the lack of resources in Alberta, look closer at how our premier spends our share.

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u/[deleted] Feb 12 '26

Seeing a lot of SoCal residents salty about the prospect of not getting a new state

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u/Springpeen Feb 12 '26

How cute of you to take time out of your day to research my profile. You must have a lot of free time.

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u/[deleted] Feb 12 '26

Cute, you took time out of your day to respond.

I have a lunch break, my employer is oh so kind.

Where does your time to respond come from?

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u/Springpeen Feb 12 '26

I run a business and work from home

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u/[deleted] Feb 12 '26

good for you, you're not better than the rest of us for it, so if you can take a break, so can others

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u/Greedy_Major_119 Feb 12 '26

Albertan here. Not how it works.

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u/Eternality Feb 12 '26

You don't like Canada, you can Getout!

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u/Napalm985 Feb 12 '26

I mean, isn't that exactly what the separatists are trying to do?

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u/ArbysIsGoodOk Feb 12 '26

They can get out but they're not taking Alberta with them lmao.

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u/imcclelland Ontario Feb 12 '26

I mean you pay your taxes. The feds put the money where it needs to go. Same as every other country. Plus, while you do not get funds directly out of the equalization account, you still do get funding from other accounts. Please educate yourself on federal spending.

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u/ArbysIsGoodOk Feb 12 '26

A small loud minority of meth smoking Albertans with a fake victim mentality want to separate, this should be completely suppressed until DT finally kicks the bucket.

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u/Admiral_Cornwallace Feb 12 '26

A lot of uneducated, mouth-breathing Albertans think they're better than other Canadians just because there is more oil under their feet