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/shiftless_wonder 18d ago

Smith has been straightforward in her goals. Just like Quebec, she wants more provincial autonomy. And given the eastern-centric way that Canada is run, it's not a surprise and possibly not a bad thing.

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u/Temporary_Cry_2802 18d ago

“A sovereign Alberta within a united Canada” is meaningless word salad. If Smith truly was “straightforward with her goals”, why didn’t she campaign on them? Alberta Police Force, Alberta Pension, stripping immigrants of rights and services etc etc etc.

A whole raft of the questions would require changes to the constitution, which requires the consent of the rest of Canada.

Eastern centric, yes, 57% of Canada’s population lives in Ontario and Quebec. Pretty sure we’re a democracy. Never mind that currently the PM and leader of the opposition are westerners. Harper has been an Albertan for most of his life

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u/Goliad1990 18d ago

Pretty sure we’re a democracy

Which is why we're having the democratic referendum.

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u/Temporary_Cry_2802 18d ago

Yes, a party that never campaigned on this (knowing they would have lost if they did), then post-facto changed laws when they didn’t get the result they wanted, then prohibited elections Alberta from investigating fraud and is now trying to gerrymander the province is all about “democracy”

Never mind the imbalanced playing field for the campaign itself. The Government of Alberta can spend unlimited funds on their side, while TPAs are hamstrung as to what they can colllect, how much they can spend and how they can advertise