If anybody should have left Canada, it was First Nations

No province or territory is systematically victimized. If you want to talk systematic victimization and systemic underfunding, then look at First Nations and Inuit communities. For Alberta to attempt to claim to be the victim in Canada’s Confederation is beyond truth and far into the falsehood swamp.  
Premier of Alberta Danielle Smith speaks at the Canada Strong and Free Network conferencein Ottawa on April 10, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith at the Canada Strong and Free Network conference Ottawa on April 10, 2025.

OTTAWA—If anybody should have left Canada, it was First Nations.

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