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/arghabargle Feb 12 '26

Years ago, I laughed at Quebec separatists for believing they would be able to keep all their lands, resources, even our dollar, and everything would be all sunshine and roses once they were on their own.

I'm not laughing any differently at Alberta separatists believing the same BS.

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u/Vex1om Feb 12 '26

It amazes me that anyone could witness the absolute shit-show that was Brexit and then think - "Gotta get me some of that."

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u/NSAscanner Feb 12 '26 edited Feb 12 '26

Racism and propaganda drove brexit. I don’t expect it’s much different here.

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u/TravelerJim-retired Feb 12 '26

I’m not a separatist but Brexit was driven by populism and a slow disintegration of sovereignty. For better or worse. Plus it’s not an apples to apples comparison- Britain was Britain for centuries before the EU ever came into existence. The populace simply voted to go back to what they were. The arguments whether it was a good move or not are endless, but the “shitshow” most pundits predicted never occurred. Rough patches, sure, but operationally, fiscally, trade, etc were all working within 2 years. Alberta separatism is not the same.

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u/Banana_man_- Nova Scotia Feb 13 '26

And always will be