Albertans must make their voices heard on separation
By Lethbridge Herald on March 11, 2026.
All Albertans are subject to the legal treaty agreements made between Alberta’s original peoples and Canadian settlers, who were then subjects of the British Crown. These treaties are not simply historical agreements; under Section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982, the treaty rights of Indigenous peoples are recognized and affirmed as part of the supreme law of Canada, imposing continuing obligations on the Crown and all governments within Canada. Any attempt by the province to unilaterally pursue separation cannot override these constitutionally protected treaty rights, giving Indigenous nations a clear and enforceable basis to oppose such a referendum.
As an Albertan, I applaud Indigenous opposition to the proposed and unlawful Alberta separation referendum. The Indigenous descendants of the signatories to Treaties 6, 7, and 8 are in a uniquely strong position to challenge this initiative and to expose the UCP government’s thinly veiled support for what is clearly an illegal and reckless political maneuver. Your willingness to confront this issue directly is both necessary and commendable.
I urge members of these treaty nations to take a next step by organizing an open-invitation public protest at the Alberta Legislature in Edmonton. Albertans—Indigenous and non-Indigenous alike—would gather to make it unmistakably clear that this dangerous push toward separation does not represent the will of law-abiding Albertans.
Your legal challenge has established that opposition to this referendum rests on firm constitutional and legal ground. A public protest would give all Albertans the opportunity to express that opposition clearly and collectively, and to hold the Smith government answerable for encouraging a divisive and unlawful path toward a separation vote. The Smith government refuses to follow the law. This cannot stand. Albertans opposed to separation must raise their voices loudly enough that they cannot be ignored.
Ronald Solinski,
Lethbridge
7-6
Good observations, but trying telling that to the MAGA – like fawning bunch of far – right acolytes bowing at the altar of the authoritarian ding – bat down south.
Watching these seniors allowing themselves to be treated like morons is sickening isn’t it?
My wife discovered yesterday that in keeping with these Reforms plans for privatization of healthcare they will no longer pay for seniors annual eye exams. She was forced to pay $129. It must make these mindless seniors proud knowing how they are being treated like morons, while they are being cheated out of their oil and corporate tax wealth, right?
Great comments Ronald. It hasn’t stopped these mindless seniors from hurling their sarcastic comments at us for not being as stupid as them and allowing themselves to do whatever they want to our children and grandchildren’s future, that’s how stupid they are, isn’t it?