Referendum Reality? Half in Alberta & Saskatchewan call for vote on independence, but fewer would actually leave (lemmy.ca)

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[-] merc@sh.itjust.works 19 points 2 days ago

Whatever happens, it should require a supermajority to leave. Say 50.1% of the population vote to leave so it's on, then some people change their minds or some people die while others turn 18, then it's 49.9% who want independence so it's off. I don't know if 55% is enough, or 60%, or 67%. But, it should be enough that whatever decision is made, it's not going to immediately become unpopular.

[-] logi@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Say 50.1% of the population vote to leave so it's on, then some people change their minds or some people die while others turn 18, then it's 49.9% who want independence so it's off.

Thats exactly how it went with Brexit, except that they still went through with it.

[-] merc@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago

Yeah, and that's why it should be a cautionary tale for all other hugely important referendums.

[-] Kichae@lemmy.ca 31 points 2 days ago

As the indigenous peoples of the prairies have already pointed out, by treaty, the provinces don't own the lands they're governing. The people can leave.

They don't get to take anything with them.

[-] ferretfacefrankburns@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago

That's like the entire point of the Clarity Act. You need to have the feds agree on the question and threshold for a leave vote to be valid and binding.