Are First Nations communities able to veto Alberta’s potential separation from Canada?
This week, I break down the legal facts behind the growing separatist movement — and debunk the viral claim that Indigenous leaders can shut down a citizen-led independence vote.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is facing mounting criticism, but constitutional lawyers say the narrative is misleading. In this video, I’ll show you the real legal precedent, Smith’s response, and how the Parti Québécois is applauding Alberta’s pushback against Ottawa — even as Doug Ford and David Eby cry foul.
We also cover:
🔹 What the Supreme Court says about provincial referendums
🔹 What role First Nations do play in post-referendum negotiations
🔹 The Alberta Prosperity Project, Take Back Alberta, and other key groups
🔹 Why Ottawa can’t block a vote if citizens hit 177,000 signatures
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🔗 Full Source List (Organized by Topic)
Main story — First Nations can’t veto:
https://www.junonews.com/p/exclusive-legal-experts-agree-first
https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/1643/index.do (Quebec Secession Reference)
https://edmontonjournal.com/news/politics/no-right-talking-the-way-she-is-alberta-first-nations-chiefs-united-after-emergency-meeting-denouncing-separation-talks
https://x.com/ikwilson/status/1919881337546408225
https://x.com/ikwilson/status/1920165872079155683
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FaJnIh_vsKI
Smith vs. Doug Ford & Separation Plan:
https://www.junonews.com/p/smith-tells-ford-to-butt-out-of-alberta
https://www.junonews.com/p/smith-pledges-alberta-separation
https://toronto.citynews.ca/2025/05/06/doug-ford-goes-off-script-slams-alberta-premier-over-separatist-talks/
https://www.alberta.ca/release.cfm?xID=932475BC6C088-CCC8-8906-177D720BE417B86F (Alberta Next/Accord release)
https://www.alberta.ca/release.cfm?xID=9324556BC1A5F-CB3E-EEE9-85F1627BA226C867 (Danielle Smith’s official demands)
Nenshi’s separatist campaign:
https://www.junonews.com/p/nenshi-launches-anti-smith-anti-separation
https://www.albertandp.ca/SeparatistSmith
https://x.com/nenshi/status/1919907284341424288
https://x.com/ikwilson/status/1919885668508913829
Eby, Moe & interprovincial reactions:
https://www.junonews.com/p/eby-calls-on-smith-and-moe-to-quash
https://x.com/PremierScottMoe/status/1918017983659597957
https://x.com/Tablesalt13/status/1918307558546346259
https://x.com/LichTamara/status/1920203403306938890 (Tamara Lich response)
Quebec separatist support:
https://www.junonews.com/p/quebec-separatist-party-lauds-danielle
Key players in Alberta separatism:
https://www.junonews.com/p/exclusive-the-key-groups-vying-to
https://www.change.org/p/alberta-alberta-separation-western-alliance
https://www.takingbackalberta.net/post/alberta-separatism-must-succeed
🧭 Chapters – Navigate the episode:
00:00 - Can First Nations veto Alberta separation?
02:50 - What Danielle Smith is really saying
05:07 - Political backlash — and support
06:25 - Who’s actually leading the movement?
11:53 - Conclusion: Why this matters now
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