Manitoba’s Kinew fact-checks Alberta’s Smith on separation in testy exchange
Kinew said Alberta must consult First Nations before any separation vote and backed a court ruling that quashed a petition for failing to do so.
- On Tuesday at the Western Premiers Conference in Kananaskis, Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew challenged Alberta Premier Danielle Smith over Indigenous consultation, saying her government must consult First Nations before any separation referendum.
- Smith called an October 19 referendum on Alberta's future in Canada after an Alberta Court of King's Bench judge earlier this month quashed a separation petition, ruling the government failed to properly consult with First Nations.
- Kinew, who is Indigenous, backed Justice Shaina Leonard's May 13 ruling and said four First Nations—Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation, Blood Tribe, Piikani Nation, and Siksika First Nation—brought the challenge citing impacts on hunting and fishing rights.
- Kinew urged a one-year delay on referendum talk to allow pipeline construction, while B.C. Premier David Eby criticized the timing Monday, citing national unity against the United States; Smith's government plans to appeal the court ruling.
- Smith stated there is 'a lack of clarity' on what duty to consult means and called the court's application to citizen petitions 'anti-democratic,' while indicating Alberta courts will ultimately resolve the dispute through the appeal process.
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Alberta Native NewsIndigenous leaders back Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew’s stance on Treaty Rights
(ANNews) – Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew is earning plaudits from First Nations leaders for publicly disputing Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s characterization of Treaty rights and the duty to consult.
Alberta Fact Check: Wab Kinew lectures Alberta on consultation — but this was a citizen petition, not a government project
Subhead:Kinew insists Alberta has a "duty to consult" First Nations before deliberating on possible pipeline deals.# Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew publicly challenged Alberta Premier Danielle Smith this week over the province’s handling of a citizen-led independence petition, insisting Alberta had a constitutional “duty to consult” First Nations before the process could proceed. But critics of Kinew’s comments are pointing out a major problem wit…
Manitoba’s Kinew and Alberta’s Smith Clash on First Nations Consultation and Referendum at Western Premiers Summit
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is wrong in her belief that a recent court ruling against a petition calling for a separation referendum is “anti-democratic,” saying the court’s decision rightly called for proper First Nations consultation. Kinew made the remarks in response to a question addressed to Smith on her government’s upcoming referendum related to separation, during a press conference at the Western Premi…
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Manitoba’s Kinew fact-checks Alberta’s Smith on separation in testy exchange
Premiers from Western Canada and the northern territories are set to gather in Alberta to discuss business, trade and their neighbouring relationships, all while the host province stews over a monumental question of quitting Confederation.
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