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Stoney Nakoda First Nation Chiefs Say ‘Work to Be Done’ Following Alberta Referendum
The chiefs said the referendum caused real and lasting division and urged Premier Danielle Smith to repair ties with Treaty 7 First Nations.
- Following the Oct. 19 provincial referendum, Stoney Nakoda First Nations chiefs wrote to Premier Danielle Smith urging the government to focus on "repairing relationships" after the vote caused "real and lasting division" within Alberta.
- Voters soundly defeated the secession proposal in the recent referendum, with 75 per cent of Albertans rejecting the measure and 70.4 per cent of eligible voters participating in the historic turnout.
- In a letter regarding the referendum, the Association, which includes Stoney Nakoda First Nations and the Tsuut, emphasized that treaty rights and the nation-to-nation relationship with the Crown were never open to re-negotiation.
- Discontent regarding federalism persists despite the referendum results, as many Albertans feel they carry an unfair share of the fiscal load, including funding for the $27 billion Equalization Program.
- The "no" vote victory suggests Albertans recognize that a "have province" could quickly become a "have-not province," justifying confederation as a negotiation where we are stronger together.
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Referendum done, discontent not - Northern Sentinel
On Oct. 19, Alberta separatism was soundly defeated in a referendum on whether the province should begin the process of seceding from confederation. Not only did 75 per cent of voters reject this proposal, 70.4 per cent of eligible voters turned out at the polls to answer the question. That’s the highest turnout for a vote the province has seen since the 1980s underscoring just how motivated the ‘no’ vote was. While the country lets out a collec…
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Leaning Left7Leaning Right0Center1Last UpdatedBias Distribution88% Left
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