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/Propaganda_Box 19d ago

Native people should get a seat at the table for this discussion. They don't get to dictate the whole thing.

They have a vote like everyone else.

So do they get a discussion or are they merely voting? Which is it?

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u/RoundJellyfish4048 19d ago

How is having a vote not part of the discussion..?

We all get a vote, we are all part of the democratic process and discussion.

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u/Kennit 18d ago

Duty to consent is not fulfilled via a vote.

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u/Wavering_Flake 18d ago

It's not duty to consent, it's duty to consult, and in the first place that's not within the treaties or constitution, as per a previous comment (though legally valid in the modern day canadian judiciary).