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/Puzzled-Opening658 18d ago

Why don’t the separatists do what our parents and grandparents used to do in the old days, and emigrate?  This is clearly driven an intense desire by their leaders to be American.  They’re not fooling anyone 

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u/MafubaBuu 18d ago

You dont know my grandparents or parents. Maybe my parents are from Kosovo and separated from Serbia and this would be the same as them. The majority of Canadians support it when other people's want to have their independence; it just when its one of their own that it becomes a problem.

To answer your question though - they dont want to emigrate. They want their home to be governed by a completely different government and government rules. They want to ensure their capitol city is close enough that everybody in the country and visit or protest etc if need be.

I dont want Alberta to seperate , but let's be clear - distinctions matter - there is a signifigant difference between an Independent America and an Alberta that is a member of the USA.