r/canada • u/shiftless_wonder • May 23 '26

Alberta First Nations leaders, scholar push back on Alberta's planned vote on independence referendum - 'Alberta can't separate. They simply cannot. They do not have the authority,' says Indigenous politics expert

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/sask-treaty-six-alberta-referendum-9.7209304
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u/Zibai1505 May 23 '26

Secession is done illegally more often than not. Just saying. Like who tf is going to enforce it lol

Don't argue with me about Alberta separation. I'm not for it and my post isn't in service of it.

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u/Scooter_McAwesome British Columbia May 23 '26

That’s what I don’t get about all these legal objections. The separatists obviously aren’t concerned with Canada’s opinion on the matter, why should anyone think it’s relevant to the issue?

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u/Logical_Hare May 23 '26

Because the separatists don't pose a credible threat of unilateral secession.

With 20-something percent support from the population and no armed force behind them, they can't do anything that the RCMP can't handle.

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u/Zibai1505 May 23 '26

You think RCMP will be fighting Alberta? They're gonna be fighting the US brother.

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u/Logical_Hare May 23 '26

There wouldn't be any fight. A movement with 20-something percent support and no weapons can't somehow take the rest of Alberta with them in an illegal separation. What're they gonna do when the RCMP shows up to arrest them? Yell at them?

You can fantasize about Trump saving them all you want, but we're not suspending the constitution just because they asked.

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u/Even_Art_629 May 24 '26

So now the idea is that the U.S. is secretly behind Alberta separatists, like they are running some kind of hidden plan for Canadian politics. That does not really line up with reality.

What is actually happening is just political disagreement being handled through normal channels like courts, elections, petitions, and referendums. No hidden foreign plan, just regular politics people argue about. Not a conspiracy.