'The art of humility'
West of Centre

'The art of humility'

B2Upper-intermediateJune 5, 202630 min
  • Politics

West of Centre's citizen panel is back, this time to weigh in on October's referendum, where Albertans will be asked to decide the future of their province within Confederation. Returning to join host Kathleen Petty are Darryl Stanier, who runs a logistics supply chain business; Sunil Shah, an electrical engineer; and Chelsea Matisz, a research scientist. The panel agrees Alberta has legitimate grievances within Confederation. But they disagree on whether the 10 questions Albertans will vote on are necessary. They have differing takes on w...

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A hard line from First Nations in Alberta when it comes to the question of the province breaking away from Confederation. Separation is not happening. Separation of Alberta from the Canadian Federation is not happening.

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38 Chiefs sent Daniel Smith a letter laying it all out for the Premier, rejecting her views around the duty to consult, and her musings about how courts are interpreting Section 35, reading in part in the letter, your suggestion that Section 35 should be amended because its judicial interpretation is inconvenient to your political objectives is not a defensible

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legal position, there is no lawful path by which Alberta can pursue. And they say they're prepared to take action, Grand Chief Trevor Mercury. That means stopping industry, that means maybe going out on the highway, that maybe means doing what we need to do to be heard.

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