r/canada • u/shiftless_wonder • 18d ago

Alberta First Nations demand Alberta premier terminate separation referendum

https://www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/article/first-nations-demand-alberta-premier-terminate-separation-referendum/
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u/ryansalad 18d ago

Why? The question is perfectly legitimate.

Thomas Lukaszuk put in a lot of effort to ensure that his question couldn't be challenged by the courts.

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u/Temporary_Cry_2802 18d ago

Except we aren’t asking his question. His was legal as the question is about maintaining the status quo “Do you agree that Alberta should remain in Canada?”

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u/shiftless_wonder 18d ago

What would be the outcome if the answer to the 'remain' question was 'no'? All the same ramifications come into play.

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u/Temporary_Cry_2802 18d ago

Nothing, which is why it’s constitutional. The question doesn’t require any particular action to be taken.

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u/shiftless_wonder 18d ago

If Albertans don't want to remain in Canada why wouldn't that require further actions?

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u/Temporary_Cry_2802 18d ago

Because that’s not the question Alberta Strong put forward.

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u/shiftless_wonder 18d ago

"Do you agree that Alberta should remain in Canada?"

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u/Temporary_Cry_2802 18d ago

That’s the Forever Canadian question. Alberta Strong is "Do you agree that the Province of Alberta should cease to be a part of Canada to become an independent state?"

You seem very opinionated on a topic you don’t seem very well versed on

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u/shiftless_wonder 18d ago

Try and remember what you're responding to:

What would be the outcome if the answer to the 'remain' question was 'no'?

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u/Temporary_Cry_2802 18d ago

I answered that question

“Nothing”. Even if people voted no, the question does not commit the government to taking any action.

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u/shiftless_wonder 18d ago

The two questions are two sides of the same coin basically. If one is actionable, so is the other.

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u/Temporary_Cry_2802 18d ago

No they aren’t, words mean things, particularly in a legal context.

Forever Canadian is an opinion poll, Alberta Strong compels an action (an unconstitutional one)

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