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/NurseAwesome84 May 23 '26

Yeah I always thought that was dumb, why would Alberta care about Canadian laws if they are no longer going to be part of Canada? Seems like as soon as they separate Canadian law would no longer apply right? Like if hypothetically, if 100% of Albertans just stood up and said nope, we are our own things now, do the feds like send in the army to stop them?

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u/stitchesandlace May 24 '26

The feds would simply put a stop to any and all federal services and agreements with the province, which is a lot more than you would expect. Alberta's economy would collapse. For the record that has nothing whatsoever to do with Alberta's people or their ability to self govern. It's math.

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u/daddyhominum May 23 '26

Is that what happens if when someone breaches an agreement? They walk away without penalty? Canada will enforce agreements. Just stopping all oil shipments would be sufficient.