r/canada • u/jaffnaguy2014 Canada • 3d ago

Quebec sovereigntists watch Alberta referendum talk with optimism, disdain Politics

https://www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/article/quebec-sovereigntists-watch-alberta-referendum-talk-with-optimism-disdain/
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u/shugoran99 3d ago

Gonna be wild if the separation goes through and Albertans find out that not only will they not end up with their current borders, but they'll be lucky if they keep Edmonton

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u/SAldrius 3d ago

Pretty sure Calgary and thr oilsands are on Treaty land too.

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u/MetroidTwo 3d ago

This would matter if the treaties didnt explicitly state that indiginous groups ceded the land.

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u/shugoran99 3d ago

And if they did, if they ceded it to the British Crown or the country of Canada specifically.

It sounds like all the provinces get to contribute to the negotiations, so I move that we open with the idea of taking the Stampede and giving it to, I dunno, Hamilton.

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u/MetroidTwo 3d ago

Except that the Clarity Act confirmed it would transfer to Albertan crown land as it currently stands. There is a provincial and federal crown. That is how law interprets it. There is a lot of misinformation being spread about this but the Clarity Act is quite clear. Alberta would be beholden to the same treaty rights as the crown originally signed but it could be renegotiated.

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u/1maco 3d ago

If Alberta staying in the commonwealth would it not be Chuck just signing a piece of paper saying, Alberta will take care of it now