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Thoughts about the Alberta referendum? (lemmygrad.ml)
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Alberta is having a referendum in October where the main issue is whether it should separate from Canada. However, that is not the only question that will be asked. Many of the other questions have to do wth immigration, one’s “legal status,” and most of all giving the provinces more power.

One of the questions is about abolishing the federal senate. Another question that hit me hard was that they want to give the provinces more power to opt out of certain government programs, which isn’t great because Alberta has already messed around with disability programs here. Alberta wants to give less and less to people.

Just wanted to get everyone’s thoughts on this whole thing.

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[–] 11 points 1 week ago (1 child)

This is exactly why you'd be hard pressed finding an Indian who supports this. Alberta is reactionary as all hell. The capitalists get rich by plundering the land, and Alberta is quite rich in the resources that they're after. But the pesky treaties with us, and government oversight is a foil for making even more money. It's clear that if Alberta separates, they will cease any lip service to the treaties with us.

Also, as pointed out by several others, Alberta would be immediately snatched up by the US. This would be disastrous for everyone but the US.

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  • [–] 10 points 1 week ago

    This is a very important pat of the issue. The indigenous people of Alberta would be the ones hurt the most by secession. Their funding and protections are federal matters and independent Alberta would not honor those commitments.

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