Chief Sheldon Sunshine of Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation and Mikisew Cree Nation Chief Billy-Joe Tuccaro say in a letter that the premier is enabling a referendum on separation, and a “fanatical cell of individuals,” when Canadians need to unite against U.S. tariffs.
“If you or any Canadians are not happy living on Treaty lands, they are free to apply for citizenship elsewhere,” they stated in the letter.
Smith has said it would be up to Albertans, not her government, to put the separation question on a ballot and that she supports Alberta sovereignty within a united Canada.
But the chiefs say even if Smith passes the buck onto citizens, the province can’t breach treaties.
In a second letter, they ask Prime Minister Mark Carney to “get the province of Alberta in line.”
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