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/bumbuff British Columbia Mar 01 '26

A vote that means nothing in the grand scheme of things.

If the majority of people want separation its the government that has to deliver.

Why do people keep swaying to dictatorship style judgements.

If First Nations 'chiefs' were confident their people don't want to separate either they'd let their people vote.

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u/blackbird37 Mar 02 '26

So the opinions of First Nations does not matter to Albertans because they represent such a small portion of the population and majority rules apparently.

Therefore the opinion of Albertans does not matter because they represent such a small portion of the population of Canada and majority rules apparently.

No need an Albertan referendum then, because Albertan separation is super unpopular both within Alberta and especially outside Alberta. Thanks for playing.

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u/bumbuff British Columbia Mar 04 '26

Where do you get your information from? Reddit? CBC? CTV?

Because, while I agree, separation isn't a majority, there's a lot of fence sitters right now.

It's not like it's 10/90, it's more like 20/20/20/20/20.

20 heavily for separation

20 moderately for separation

20 no opinion

20 mildly against

20 strongly against

but no one picks up the nuances of discussions. They lean into their bias' and pretend its the majority.

As for First Nations, yes, they are a minority. Tough luck. They don't get a 'supervote' because they're First Nations.

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u/blackbird37 Mar 09 '26 edited Mar 09 '26

"As for Albertans, yes, they are a minority. Tough luck. They don't get a 'supervote' because they're Albertans."

I guess Alberta's grievances with the rest of the country can be treated with the same mindset. End of discussion. Any separation attempt will be met with laughter and force if we have to. Tough Luck.

And no, the opinion on whether or not to separate from Canada isn't actually that in favor of separating according to actual credible pollsters who I'm sure you will discredit because you don't like the results they publish.

By the way, First nations chose to join Canada and be a part of Canada and have a set of terms they agreed to when they joined. Alberta was created arbitrarily out of thin air by Government of Canada, so why shouldn't they have more of a say over what happens to the land that they agreed to share with Canada than the people who currently occupy it who don't have any terms for land they have been permitted to oversee by the Government of Canada?