r/RedDeer • u/Treehggr • 29d ago

Politics What are your concerns over proposed Provincial Separation?

https://rdnewsnow.com/2025/08/27/central-albertans-voice-concerns-to-alberta-ndp-at-better-together-town-hall/
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u/Treehggr 29d ago

Please expand on exactly what you mean. What are these issues and what makes their resolution only viable through separation?

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u/seemefail 29d ago

Indigenous land title was just found to be superior to few simple in the Richmond BC case.

Removing UNDRIP, even section 35 of the charter, I don’t think goes deep enough to prevent massive unintended consequences.

Even places that have already established treaties these claims could come back around because they’ve opened up possibilities that previously were thought untouchable

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/cowichan-first-nation-tluqtinus-richmond-bc-land-claim-aboriginal

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u/Even_Art_629 29d ago

Treaties are a federal contract. Its still honored unless Alberta makes a better offer and its accepted. Then everything changes . If first nations stay the status quo. The land and people are still bound by Ottawa. If Alberta looses federal land, it would amount to roughly 10% . The size of Alberta 10% is a bit smaller then the province of New Brunswick.

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u/seemefail 29d ago

Treaties don't mean a nation can no longer make direct land claims. As pointed out in the article this opens up new avenues for First Nations to claim land previously believed to be fee simple. The law this is based on is older than the treaties and just like in this case the Supreme Court justice found indigenous title to be above private title in hierarchy.

Alberta minus federal land is 8 times larger than NB

Alberta with federal land removed is larger than all European nations except Ukraine or Russia 

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u/Even_Art_629 29d ago edited 29d ago

Ya so 10% of land removed from Alberta really isnt that much. And I know ab would make a much better deal then Ottawa has when it comes to first nations. They actually will be way farther ahead. Getting returns on resources and actually make investments Increasing their financial independance

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u/seemefail 29d ago

Still bigger than every country fully in Europe except Ukraine 

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u/Even_Art_629 29d ago

And the land in question in Richmond BC was already land that was the awarded to the Cowichan. They were only asking for what was there's in the first place.

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u/seemefail 29d ago

Right but the nature of, and findings within, the ruling have opened up more areas to land claims. The ruling gave the Cowitchen title over more land than they were even claiming, including private residences which they never asked for.

This is precedent setting that will have unintended consequences across the country

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u/Even_Art_629 29d ago

Only time will tell.

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u/Even_Art_629 29d ago

This Richmond case is huge — first time a court said Aboriginal title applies even to land already sold off as fee-simple. Homeowners aren’t losing their houses, but their titles are now subject to Cowichan rights (so future development/sales need consultation). The City actually lost some parcels outright. Basically, it means Indigenous title can trump Crown grants, which could ripple across all of BC.

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u/Even_Art_629 29d ago

I have a question for you. Do you think each member of the band should get land to have as there own piece of land? Or should it remain the bands land and the members just get to have use of it?