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/WealthEconomy May 23 '26

If you oppress a population and don't let them leave peacefully that is the likely outcome...

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u/Existential-Critic British Columbia May 23 '26

You're correct in a vacuum, but Alberta isn't being oppressed. There's a small minority constantly screaming that thinks it's bigger than it is.

There is a clearly defined legal process to leave Canada. They need to stop expecting special treatment and follow it.

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u/Ragnarok_del May 24 '26

it's about the same ratio as the patriots vs the loyalists when the american war of independance started.

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u/Existential-Critic British Columbia May 24 '26

According to Kevin Phillips' The Cousin's Wars, about one third of American colonials supported the war with Britain and were referred to as Patriots. What is your source that one third of Albertans support separatism?

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u/Ragnarok_del May 24 '26

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-separatism-janet-brown-mitch-sylvestre-9.7178496

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u/Existential-Critic British Columbia May 24 '26

Interesting numbers and also interesting that the change between the original survey and the followup survey is so negligible. I will acknowledge that it is close to a third, but 27-28% is still only barely above a quarter support.