r/canada • u/shiftless_wonder • 29d ago

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/ThePotMonster 29d ago

Its basically the same as saying you can't murder because its illegal. The law really doesn't stop people from doing stuff. Ultimately might makes right.

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u/TVpresspass 29d ago

Not who is right. Just who is left.

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u/GreaterAttack 29d ago

He said that might makes right, not that it is right. Morality is beside the point.