DeVolution 2 Who has the codes? रीट्वीट किया

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I’ve been rereading the decision of Justice Leonard blocking the Alberta Independence Referendum in contemplation of our scheduled Alberta Court of Appeal Stay Hearing on June 18th, 2026.
Besides, again, remarking on the numerous errors in the decision I was taken with the extent to which the Court has seen fit to interfere with a legislated process of consultation with both indigenous and non indigenous citizens alike.
At paragraph [232] of her decision Justice Leonard makes the finding that the “Executive” is not engaged in any decision making - which would include specific First Nations Consultation until the Chief Electoral Officer had concluded “verifying that the signature thresholds are met”.
In other words all @ABDanielleSmith has to do is call a meeting with the Alberta Chiefs to “consult” with them and then call a Referendum Question that complies with the Clarity Act under section 1 of the Referendum Act.
My two big take away are this.
1. Justice Leonard unlawfully interfered in the legislative process PREVENTING the government of Alberta from consulting First Nations after the signature thresholds were verified by judicially interfering in the legislatively mandated signature verification process.
2. That Danielle Smith lied to the citizens of Alberta when she looked them in the eye and said that the “courts” prevent her from calling a referendum question on independence. All Danielle has to do is call a meeting of the Alberta Chiefs to “consult”, listen to them assert a veto over democracy in Alberta, and then go call a Referendum Question under s. 1 of the Referendum Act. (That is presuming that the law around consultation can be stretched so far as to require a government to consult with First Nations about consulting citizens in a referendum that the Supreme Court says doesn’t effect anyone’s legal rights”)
The fascinating thing about this is that on Justice Leonard’s own reasoning, the point where the executive would need to consult with First Nations has not yet arisen because JUSTICE LEONARD blocked the CEO from verifying the signatures so that the executive could then do its job and consult First Nations.
Intentionally or otherwise the court appears to have catastrophically failed in its role as a neutral arbitrator of the law.
@echipiuk
@ikwilson
@PardyBruce
@ABDanielleSmith

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