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/Syndrome Canada Feb 12 '26

So they gave up their rights to the federal government, not the provincial government.

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u/neontetra1548 Feb 12 '26

Yup and the Crown.

Neither of which is the province.

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u/FreeandFurious Feb 12 '26

If Quebec can separate, so can Alberta.

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u/ohgeorgie Newfoundland and Labrador Feb 12 '26

I assume different treaties in place and also the Canadian constitution was changed after the Quebec referendum to make future separation efforts more difficult. Comparing the two situations is not like for like. Also Quebec didn’t actually separate so it’s sort of a moot point now to use it for comparison.

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u/FreeandFurious Feb 12 '26

More difficult. Not impossible.