Can a Province Just Decide to Leave Canada? Here's What the Law Says
The court said secession requires negotiations and clear support, with protections for Indigenous and minority rights, under the Clarity Act.
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Can a province just decide to leave Canada? Here's what the law says
With the possibility of two separation referendums on the horizon, Canadians could be forgiven for wondering what would happen if voters in one province or another decide they no longer want to be a part of Canada. Here's what the law says would happen.
LETTER: Why Alberta and Quebec separation can’t happen in Canada
Editor, Should Alberta and Quebec separate from Canada? Canada should embrace a stronger sense of national indivisibility. France’s Constitution begins with the principle that the Republic is “indivisible” and that all citizens are equal before the law. Canada is not France, and our federal system is different, but the underlying idea is worth defending: a country belongs to all its people, not to one province, one party, or one generation. The …
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