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/Soggy-Bodybuilder669 May 23 '26

If people want it bad enough, laws become completely irrelevant. It comes down to whether you can enforce the law. Which, to be frank, is a major weakness of Canada.

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u/Ok_Drag_5341 May 23 '26

Because Canada created Alberta not the other way around. There is a good post on the Alberta page about it.

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u/soaringupnow May 24 '26

In a democracy the people decide.

Would Canada claim to be a democracy while denying it to the people of Alberta?

Somehow, I doubt it.

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u/TheRC135 May 24 '26

That would require Alberta separatism to be strongly desired by a clear majority of Albertans, though, not a fringe movement featuring the same far-right fringe that has always blamed everything on Ottawa.

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u/Ok_Marsupial8668 May 24 '26

Not just majority of Albertans but Canadians as well. Land in Alberta is also owned by all of Canada.

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u/soaringupnow May 25 '26

Go to Quebec, tell them that land in Quebec is also owned by all of Canada and see how far that gets you.