The premier of Alberta says she will hold a referendum next year on the energy rich province separating from Canada if citizens gather the required number of signatures on a petition.
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It’d make brexit look like a tea party.
If Alberta separates, all the land claims suddenly become a much bigger issue, as there are large chunks of Alberta that aren’t owned by the province.
https://open.alberta.ca/dataset/04074608-dabc-49c6-b25e-840a4b2844ee/resource/28f32e73-c0bb-4ead-99ee-66a7646fd030/download/ir-first-nations-reserves-and-metis-settlements-map-2021-04.pdf