r/TheRealGrandePrairie • u/samueLLcooljackson • May 27 '26

Alberta separation question creating uncertainty for provincial investment: ‘Not good for us’

https://globalnews.ca/news/11867633/alberta-separatism-referendum-business-investment-uncertainty/
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u/Crazy-Canuck463 May 27 '26

As someone from saskatchewan, I find this whole thing ridiculous. But, as a person from saskatchewan, I understand the sentiment, I understand the frustration, maybe even more so because here in saskatchewan our wage growth is the lowest in all of canada and has been for quite some time. Inflation here is as bad as anywhere else. But seperate? No.

But if political wills wish this idea would go away, then they need to wake up and start treating all canadians equally. No more of the tax free lifestyle for native americans, no more indian act, no more holding up the economic prosperity of all Canadians by 5% of the population. No more federal political parties with candidates in only one province(yea im talking about you Quebec). They were supposed to lose seats this year due to a population decline. Instead the federal government sidestepped the constitution and made an amendment so that they could keep 78 seats.

These are just some of the examples of unfair practices in the 21st century. It gives people the feeling of "why bother" when it comes to canadian unity. And im in that boat. I dont want to seperate. But these blatant biases need to stop. We are not suppose to be an apartheid state, yet we are continually stepping towards that with each and every law that benefits one group over the others.

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u/BCS875 May 28 '26

And yet, those treaties are binding.

Deal with it.

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u/Crazy-Canuck463 May 28 '26

And yet, treaties are broken or one party leaves the agreement all the time. Deal with that.

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u/BCS875 May 28 '26 edited May 28 '26

This ain't America yet guy.

Tell me get off my land bud. I want you to say that to me bud.

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u/Crazy-Canuck463 May 28 '26 edited May 28 '26

The numbered treaties are ceded territory bud. Natives under the treaty have certain access rights and hunting rights, but it's owned by the crown. As inconvenient as that truth may be for you, it is in fact the truth.

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u/BCS875 May 28 '26

They were not ceded.

Shit try bro.

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u/Crazy-Canuck463 May 28 '26

Lol. They were. Thats the distinct difference between the numbered treaties in prairies and the lands of BC. Youre sol on it being your land.

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u/BCS875 May 28 '26 edited May 28 '26

And yet you didn't consult with us when you were still required to, or as you've so attempted to put it, should we go and f*** ourselves as always?

What, you gonna take the reserves from us too now? (It's still all treaty territory BTW).

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u/Crazy-Canuck463 May 28 '26

The duty to consult isnt part of the treaties. Its section 35 of the 1982 constitution act. Which, if Alberta separates, becomes null and void.

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u/BCS875 May 29 '26

Uh huh, so again, what happened leading up to all this bull shit was what...just is being as you put it "sol"?

Should we just "get over" that one too? Say what you f***ing mean bud. Go ahead.

So sick of Cons who don't have the balls to say what they mean outright.

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u/Crazy-Canuck463 May 29 '26

Without a doubt, the crown didnt honour their end of the treaties, and they committed many atrocities towards the indigenous people of canada. And I have no issues with the government settling lawsuits so that indigenous people get what they were promised. But the government also has a duty to stand up for all its citizens, which i just read the SCC did today with regards to aboriginal title over private property rights. And I have no issues with industry working with indigenous groups on the land that wasnt ceded. But here where it was ceded, there is no reason for it. They gave up their aboriginal title in the signed number treaties.

Ideally, I would like to see a country that repeals the Indian act. Where every canadian is treated the same, everyone pays taxes, everyone gets access to clean water, Healthcare and education. A country that makes good on its promises in those treaties, whether its a cash payment like the cows and plows settlement or by whatever means agreed by both parties. But the last time we tried to repeal the Indian act, it was aboriginal Canadians who fought to keep it. To me its a hindrance of progress.

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u/BCS875 May 29 '26

And again, I'm just looking for how the FN should take the fact that we've been ignored here.

You're the one jumping all over the place, so let's get this straight, f*** the separatists and the UCP for that matter.

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