Chiefs Call for Treason Investigation Into Alberta Premier Danielle Smith
The chiefs say the referendum violates treaty obligations and could threaten sovereignty and privacy rights for millions, according to a press release.
- The Assembly of Treaty Chiefs representing Treaties 6, 7, and 8 called for RCMP and auditor general investigations into Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and the UCP for alleged treason related to a referendum on Alberta's separation from Canada.
- The Assembly of Treaty Chiefs stated the call for investigation is based on alleged treaty violations, risks to Canada's sovereignty, the treaty relationship, and failure to address privacy rights violations of millions of people.
- Premier Danielle Smith defends the referendum and her actions, emphasizing Albertans' right to vote and condemning the treason accusation while advocating for respectful collaboration with Indigenous groups.
- B.C. Premier David Eby labeled actions seeking U.S. financial support for Alberta's separation as potentially treasonous, highlighting concerns about foreign interference and echoing the seriousness of the alleged offenses.
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Treaty 6, 7 and 8 First Nations are calling on the RCMP to initiate a treason investigation by the government of Danielle Smith.
Smith tells First Nations chiefs to “check themselves” over treason accusation
Facebook (Danielle Smith)Author: Quinn PatrickAlberta Premier Danielle Smith says First Nations chiefs need to “check themselves,” in response to calls for her to be investigated for treason by the RCMP over the province’s fall referendum question on separatism.“I think it’s disgraceful that any government that wants to be taken seriously would level the charges that serious against another government,” Smith told reporters in Calgary on Thursda…
Alberta premier tells First Nations chiefs to 'check themselves' over treason accusation
The Assembly of Treaty Chiefs unanimously voted this week to ask RCMP to look into whether Alberta's fall referendum amounts to criminal treason by Premier Danielle Smith and her United Conservative Party.
Alberta Fact Check: Has Premier Smith committed treason as alleged by some Indigenous chiefs?
Subhead:The Assembly of Treaty Chiefs are calling for Danielle Smith to be investigated for treason.# The usual pack of aggrieved Alberta chiefs representing Treaty 6, Treaty 7 and Treaty 8 have demanded that the RCMP investigate Premier Danielle Smith for treason. Treason in Canada is a serious crime and the law provides very narrow definitions of it. Nobody in Alberta has committed treason, never mind the premier. Section 46 breaks it into h…
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