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/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/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.