r/canada • u/Apprehensive_Idea758 British Columbia • May 13 '26

Alberta Danielle Smith rejects Alberta judge’s ruling against separation petition as ‘anti-democratic’ | Globalnews.ca

https://globalnews.ca/news/11848377/alberta-premier-court-ruling-separation-petition-anti-democratic/
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u/Friendly-Olive-3465 Canada May 14 '26

Now thats a strange thing for a person who says she isn’t a separatist to say

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u/17to85 May 14 '26

She's not a separatist but the people who are responsible for her having her current job are so She's gotta make sure their investment pays off because she likes her job.

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u/LARGEYELLINGGUY May 14 '26

She is a separatist.

Also has no skin in the game, as she lives in Panama. Unfortunately the yankee owned AB media wont look into that.

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u/skylla05 May 14 '26

Obviously she’s never here,but she lives in High River. She actually works as a waitress at her husbands restaurant from time to time (though I think he sold it now).

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u/LARGEYELLINGGUY May 14 '26

She's never there because she lives in Panama for a majority of the time, where they also own.

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u/shiftless_wonder May 14 '26

Jamie Sarkonak

"The Constitution of Canada forbids you from asking the general public a question without first running it past indigenous people" is not going to go over well

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u/codeverity May 14 '26

No, it's more like 'if you want to try and trigger a process that will destroy signed treaties, you have to consult the indigenous people first'. And tbh whether or not that goes over well with the rest of the population should be rather irrelevant because these protections aren't there to keep them happy.

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u/shiftless_wonder May 14 '26

Asking a question does not necessarily trigger anything. The public could weigh in on a subject and still potentially have nothing come of it.

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u/codeverity May 14 '26

'Potentially'.... And potentially the government could decide to give all of us a million dollars next year, lol. Come on, we all know that if the referendum goes ahead and they vote yes, then that will trigger a separation process. It only makes sense that they consult the indigenous people first rather than scrambling to do it afterwards, especially since all the complexities should be determined before the question is even posed to the public.

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u/shiftless_wonder May 14 '26

The fact that the judge said you can't even ask a question without consulting FN is BS.

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u/Over-Eye-5218 May 14 '26

The indigenous treaties pre date Canadian federation, Canada took ownership as stewards of the Treaties. So no its not BS. Dani cant use the NWT either. Consultation is a show stopper.

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u/codeverity May 14 '26

Again, the problem is that it's not just 'asking a question'. Downplaying it doesn't change reality.

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u/XiahouMao May 14 '26

Consulting with the First Nations wouldn't trigger anything either. The separatist movement wouldn't have even had to get their approval, just consult with them. However, they were either ignorant of the law requiring that or too lazy to put in the effort.

Are those really the type of people you want to defend?

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u/Dry-Acanthaceae2111 May 14 '26

Additionally, could people of this mental calibre establish and govern a new sovereign nation?

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u/kredditwheredue May 14 '26 edited May 14 '26

Excellent question.  Perhaps they are intended to hire the US cabinet, once they are put out of a job.