Danielle Smith's Ridiculous Fight Against Canada

[Dr Strangelove]

Clarke Ries: How two Alberta judges shot separatist delusions to death
(And, not for nothing, they probably just wrecked Quebec separatism, too.)

[al_keda]

Smith has already floated using the NWS clause to bypass the court.

Except the NWSclause doesn't override First Nations treaties. Bitch.

[Dr Strangelove]

UCP put the duty to consult in a CIA just months ago.

“The irony of all this is that the Court found that the government planted the seeds of its own legal defeat when it amended the Citizens Initiative Act late last year to allow for the chief electoral officer to green-light a previous separation petition that had initially failed to meet the legal requirements of the Act. The judgment: "Following the CEO Decision, the Amended CIA put in motion a series of required steps that engaged the duty to consult with the Applicants. No consultation occurred. Alberta breached its duty to consult with the Applicants."