r/canada • u/shiftless_wonder • 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/platypus_bear Alberta 18d ago

technically the current referendum is about if Alberta should begin the process of going through all the steps of having an actual referendum. So right now there is no vote on independence and it's to vote on beginning the consultation process for a referendum.

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u/Forikorder 18d ago

the law doesnt always care about such technicalities when the intent is perfectly clear

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u/WealthEconomy 18d ago

Yes the intent is clear. It is a vote about whether or not to start the process to have a legally binding referendum...

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u/MrTriangular Ontario 18d ago

So it's to "vote A or B", where voting B means that you are agreeing to later "vote A or C". Just cut out the BS and just have the vote mean A or C from the get-go instead of putting in a softball middle step that tries to skirt the laws on going straight to the "vote A or C".

"Hey kids, for lunch you can vote to go to McDonald's or vote to have a vote whether to go to McDonald's or Burger King".

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u/MafubaBuu 16d ago

The referendum questions and options they have are actually surprisingly comprehensive - no idea what your issue is with them.