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Alberta Fact Check: CBC left out Treaty 8 Chiefs threatening highway actions, industry disruptions, civil disobedience

Subhead:According to the leaked transcript and subsequent video, when asked what the “or else” in the chiefs' letter meant, one chief responded: “There are many tactics that we can use.”# CBC's recent report on a letter from Treaty 8 First Nations chiefs opposing Alberta independence presented the chiefs as pursuing legal and constitutional remedies while raising concerns about treaty rights. What the CBC story did not tell readers is that, according to a leaked transcript and video of the interview, some chiefs went much further than that. The CBC article focused heavily on the legal arguments against Alberta separation and the chiefs' demand that Premier Danielle Smith halt any path toward an independence referendum. However, omitted from the CBC's reporting were remarks suggesting that opposition to Alberta sovereignty could involve direct action aimed at Alberta's economy and transportation networks. According to the leaked transcript and subsequent video, when asked what the “or else” in the chiefs' letter meant, one chief responded: “There are many tactics that we can use.” Treaty 8 Chiefs are threatening to obstruct critical infrastructure in Alberta if all of us, including their own band members, are allowed a say in our future. I guess the status quo works for them. Not so much for their people. pic.twitter.com/pHuhNORVWW — Sheila Gunn Reid (@SheilaGunnReid) June 5, 2026 The chief went on to suggest that Alberta's resource industries operate on treaty territory and asked: How does Alberta expect to move forward as they say sovereign, when all of the resources and lands belong to the treaty people? Amazon-embed:B0GR6MJGHS