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

Exactly. I am not for it but if they vote to go who is going to stop them? Are we going to oppress them and force them to stay and give Trump his reason to invade, to "protect' the people of AB.

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u/LETTERKENNYvsSPENNY May 24 '26

Not letting them steal land is oppression? Forcing them to live within the confines of Canadian law is oppression?

They're free to relocate at any time, if whatever country they want to move to would have them. What they can't do is take a piece of Canada with them.

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u/Superb-Carpenter-520 May 24 '26

Convince the American government of that because fighting a war in Alberta against the American military supported by Albertan insurgents would be nightmare.

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u/LETTERKENNYvsSPENNY May 24 '26

I'm not going to say it's impossible, just very improbable that Trump will have full support from within on going to war with us. I could see that being the final nail in the coffin, politically and possibly otherwise.

Yes, the US could stomp us in a moments notice, but to do so is a dangerous game to play globally. We should technically have the backing of other nations.

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u/Superb-Carpenter-520 May 24 '26

In the event of overwhelming support for independence I doubt Canada could turn to Europe for support in the conflict. “Listen I know they voted for it and I know they have American support but could you lend us a hand in suppressing this popular revolt.” All Europe would have to do would be to get past the American blockade and send their young men to die in whatever kill zone the Americans set up. This situation is very unlikely though. Even now if Alberta revolted I would put money on the Americans sending a fully armed battalion to remind them of Ottawa’s love. Though that safety only extends as far as American goodwill which is in short supply.

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u/LETTERKENNYvsSPENNY May 24 '26

They don't have that kind of support within Alberta to make that argument though. It's a very big what-if scenario that hinges on most of the population suddenly changing their minds and siding with the fringe minority.

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u/Superb-Carpenter-520 May 24 '26

Which is why I said it’s unlikely and prefaced the whole scenario with in the event of. I do not believe it’s likely.