A Canadian judge has struck down the petition on the Alberta separatist movement, because she says it violates the rights of Indigenous people living inside Alberta.

The judge is basically saying you need to consult the Indigenous people before even attempting a vote because the natives are their own country inside of Alberta so they own the land already not Alberta.

This is not surprising. You can't simply leave the country. There is basically three groups fighting for power. The native government, the Alberta government and the Canadian government. The Indigenous government get an immense amount of money from the Canada government, so it benefits them to stay and stop Alberta from leaving. The Canadian government also doesn't want Alberta to leave because Alberta has the oil.