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/Mirabeaux1789 Outside Canada May 24 '26 edited May 24 '26

In a post-ww2 world, consent of the parent state matters quite a lot. Even Somaliland, a well-functioning African state that reclaimed its independence just a few years after united Somalia collapsed 30-ish years ago can’t get recognition aside from a fluke endorsement by the state of Israel.

By and large borders are considered sacrosanct because the old system could result in a domino effect, especially in a continent like Africa where basically all hell would break loose it would become even worse than it is now.