Why Alberta separatism gets treated with kid gloves
A movement openly questioning the legitimacy of Confederation is being normalized as part of democratic discourse, while First Nations asserting their treaty rights are portrayed as procedural obstacles standing in the way of the people’s will.
OTTAWA—Alberta separatists insist their beef is about the Prairies, pipelines, and equalization payments. But beneath the constitutional language sits a more uncomfortable truth about whose anger counts as legitimate in this country.
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