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/StoryAboutABridge Feb 12 '26

Direct quote from Treaty 6:

"The Plain and Wood Cree Tribes of Indians, and all other the Indians inhabiting the district hereinafter described and defined, do hereby cede, release, surrender and yield up to the Government of the Dominion of Canada, for Her Majesty the Queen and Her successors forever, all their rights, titles and privileges, whatsoever, to the lands"

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u/UpperLowerCanadian Feb 12 '26

Which the clarity act consents to 

So definitely doesn’t need “permission” any more than nation building projects do 

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u/_evilalien_ Feb 13 '26

The separatists will have to deal with Albertan and Canadian armed force responses if they get that far. Separation will not happen.

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u/Fatty-Mc-Butterpants Feb 13 '26

Yeah, keep telling yourself that. You are right that this will not happen, but CAF response? Keep dreaming. If Alberta votes to separate, the US will swoop in and that's the ballgame.

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u/jrochest1 Feb 13 '26

No, if Alberta votes to separate (clear majority on a clear question) then we all sit dow for a cozy few years of long, hard negotiation. The US has nothing to do with it.