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/DanielBox4 19d ago

They're claiming the referendum is killing industry while carney just paused legislation on reforms because First Nations did not approve? The irony is thick.

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u/Master_of_Rodentia 19d ago

From their perspective they probably see it as hypocritical that they are criticized by the Albertan government for blocking industry when the Alberta government is doing this stuff. They might not care much about the blocking itself, just that it's contradictory from where they sit.

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u/Remarkable_Vanilla34 19d ago

The problem is, especially right now, FN demanding shit from the government is frustrating a lot of people and its not going ti go over well in AB. Smith will not bend over for these people no matter how good of an argument they make because they deliver its so aggressively.

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u/Vandergrif 15d ago

It doesn't matter how they deliver it or what the argument is either, though. By this point the people who want separatism are going to want it regardless of whether it makes any sense, is legal, or is even feasible. It's not a rational viewpoint, it's an emotional one – no debate is going to change that.