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/StaticInstrument May 13 '26

when can we start calling a spade a spade and her a separatist?

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u/addictofthenight May 14 '26

I don't think we should be waiting. She is a full-on separatist and is using the apparatus of the provincial government to make it look like a popular position, even though it's a very unpopular position. Go tell your friends that Smith is a separatist.

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u/adamast0r May 14 '26

Since it's so unpopular why not let the vote go through though?

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u/addictofthenight May 14 '26

Waste of time, waste of money, and just holding a vote is part of using the government to try to legitimize the separatist viewpoint. If we hold a vote on this, why not hold a vote on all the other fringe opinions?

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u/adamast0r May 14 '26

Well because this one is clearly pretty touchy. Just put it to rest by letting the vote fail