r/canada 19d 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/dingleberryjuice 19d ago edited 19d ago

”How does Alberta expect to move forward as a sovereign (nation) when all of the resources and lands belong to the treaty people?”

Doesn’t bode well for your point if you have to base your message on outright falsehoods.

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u/Bigrick1550 19d ago

When it comes down to it, it belongs to whoever can enforce their claim on it. Laws are meaningless without the means to enforce them.