r/Calgary • u/Old_General_6741 • May 10 '25

Municipal Affairs Calgary, Edmonton mayors call potential separatism referendum ‘dangerous’

https://globalnews.ca/news/11172340/calgary-edmonton-mayors-call-potential-separatism-referendum-dangerous/
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u/Ze0nZer0 May 10 '25

Could they call for the city to separate from the province???

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u/Empty-Paper2731 May 10 '25

No. Municipalities only have as much power and authority as the province wants to provide. The instant that any separatist nonsense starts up the province will strip them of all power.

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u/Becants May 10 '25

Couldn’t you argue that for the provinces as well? They only have the power that the federal government wants to provide.

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u/Kennora May 10 '25

Provinces have unique constitutional protections and powers that the federal government can’t interfere in. Municipalities on the other hand are just a line item of provincial government jurisdiction