All Things AB Separatism (split fm Liberal Minority Government 2025 - ???)

[MilEME09]

Judge grants temporary injunction to stop signature collection on the petition to seperate from canada pending ruling.

First Nations win initial stay in separatism challenge, temporarily blocking Alberta election boss from certifying petition results

Alberta's top elections official has been temporarily blocked from certifying the results of a provincial independence petition.

edmontonjournal.com

 

[brihard]

Judge grants temporary injunction to stop signature collection on the petition to seperate from canada pending ruling.

First Nations win initial stay in separatism challenge, temporarily blocking Alberta election boss from certifying petition results

Alberta's top elections official has been temporarily blocked from certifying the results of a provincial independence petition.

edmontonjournal.com

Signature collection can continue but it cannot be certified or referred to cabinet. Judge said the delay will probably be approximately a month while consider and issuing a ruling on the actual application.

 

[MilEME09]

Signature collection can continue but it cannot be certified or referred to cabinet. Judge said the delay will probably be approximately a month while consider and issuing a ruling on the actual application.

Full wording

 

[MilEME09]

And here's the full text.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2042726433575842072

 

[MilEME09]

Of course its a minority but doesnt really help that after this court ruling some people on seperatist social media groups are calling for armed rebellion

 

[SeaKingTacco]

Of course its a minority but doesnt really help that after this court ruling some people on seperatist social media groups are calling for armed rebellion

Then Insurrection Act it is and Treason won’t be just a insult word thrown around carelessly. It will have legal meaning and will result in people going to jail, basically forever.

See CCC 46(2)a


FAFO.

 

[brihard]

Then Insurrection Act it is and Treason won’t be just a insult word thrown around carelessly. It will have legal meaning and will result in people going to jail, basically forever.

See CCC 46(2)a


FAFO.

We don’t have an ‘insurrection act’, but we do have the crime of ‘sedition’, which covers advocating overthrow by force. Though I think it’s more likely that simpler and better understood terrorism charges would be more likely to be relied upon by police and crown in any such investigation.

But it’s wild that the conversation has even turned this way and that it’s actually because there might be a need to investigate these offences.

 

[SeaKingTacco]

We don’t have an ‘insurrection act’, but we do have the crime of ‘sedition’, which covers advocating overthrow by force. Though I think it’s more likely that simpler and better understood terrorism charges would be more likely to be relied upon by police and crown in any such investigation.

But it’s wild that the conversation has even turned this way and that it’s actually because there might be a need to investigate these offences.

Thanks for the correction.

And if any serving CAF member is even obliquely associated with these people- watch out. A Court Martial would be the least of their worries.

 

[Cloud Cover]

How many Quebec separatists faced court martial charges in the CAF or were otherwise prosecuted in the 1970's? I know there were a couple, but they were few and far between.

Sedition is neither an absolute or strict liability offence, BTW. It's very high prosecutorial bar.

 

[brihard]

How many Quebec separatists faced court martial charges in the CAF or were otherwise prosecuted in the 1970's? I know there were a couple, but they were few and far between.

Sedition is neither an absolute or strict liability offence, BTW. It's very high prosecutorial bar.

Yup. I would not expect to see it prosecuted. Crowns don’t like unfamiliar or untested offences. In any viable sedition case there would likely be a gaggle of other, lesser, more easily proven offences.

Thanks for the correction.

And if any serving CAF member is even obliquely associated with these people- watch out. A Court Martial would be the least of their worries.

Definitely security clearance review for cause and likely loss of employment on those grounds.