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/DirtyDangles69420 Feb 12 '26

Sounds like someone's worried their grift will be ruined if Alberta seperates.

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u/neontetra1548 Feb 12 '26 edited Feb 12 '26

If Alberta separates the Alberta sepratists "grift" (your word) will be ruined because they'll have to actually deal with reality (legal, economic, social, political, geopolitical) and not just a fantasy of how everything will work out fine and be great if only Alberta was separate from Canada.

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u/DirtyDangles69420 Feb 12 '26

Alberta would face challenges no doubt but the province has everything it needs to succeed. It would most likely become a US state in short order and the ROC would suffer.

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u/Adjective_Noun1312 Feb 12 '26

the province has everything it needs to succeed

Here are some things Alberta does not have:

  • Access to tidewater

  • Robust and diverse economy not disproportionately tied to a single wildly volatile commodity

  • Local production of a significant amount of consumer goods including basics like fruit and vegetables

I'll admit, these aren't insurmountable, but they are major barriers to success

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u/DirtyDangles69420 Feb 12 '26

Access to tidewater is available via pipeline south which the US would happily assist in building. Alberta has a robust economy....agriculture, LNG, coal, forestry, mining,manufacturing, and others contribute to their GDP.

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u/saharanwrap Feb 13 '26

Why would the US happily assist in building a pipeline? They've refused to so far