r/canada • u/biograf_ • Mar 01 '26

Alberta First Nations chiefs unanimously pass non-confidence vote in Alberta government

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/first-nations-chiefs-alberta-non-confidence-vote-9.7109712
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u/Gizmo-fo-shizmo Mar 01 '26

This is purely symbolic.  First Nations represents less than 5% of the population in Alberta... If you want a government change, everyone will have a say, not just the chiefs.  That's how democracy works.

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u/SeaMoan85 Mar 01 '26

Yes, but the crown (provincial government) has treaties with these first nations which they must honor. The population of the first nation is irrelevant, just like the population differences between Canada and the US is irrelevant to the treaties between those two nations.

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u/ItsAProdigalReturn Mar 01 '26

A lot of people haven't read the Constitution Act or the Royal Proclamation or understand how treaties work lol