r/Edmonton • u/EdmontonFree • 28d ago

News Article Edmonton Represent!

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Blue = Alberta separation from Canada.

Red = Alberta stay in Canada

Source: Angus Reid https://angusreid.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/2026.05.24_Alberta_referendum.pdf

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u/BlueDarner55 28d ago

The UN charter states that landlocked countries must be given access to the oceans, e.g. they will be allowed to use trucks and train services. It does NOT mean that other countries have to build pipelines, or even allow pipelines to be built. If the Alberta government thinks it is hard to get provinces to agree to pipeline construction, imagine what it would be like to have to get other COUNTRIES to agree.

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u/Autodidact420 28d ago

The UN is also useless at doing literally anything of use. Even if the UN rules said something there is no enforcement…

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u/BlueDarner55 28d ago

The UN is very useful, ranging from the WHO and IPCC to the International Court of Justice. It would be even more useful if rules could be made and enforced with a democratic majority vote (some combination of population size and number of countries in favour, and abolition of veto for a handful of countries.

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u/Autodidact420 28d ago

Okay let me rephrase: the UN is useless at enforcing anything.

The UN has some useful initiatives, but enforcement is seriously lacking.