Jamie Sarkonak: Danielle Smith gets it. Aboriginal rights have gone too far – National Post
May 27, 2026
All premiers should be talking about amending Section 35 of the Constitution
Within the tangle of Indigenous rights holding down the Canadian economy is Section 35 of the 1982 Constitution — the Indigenous rights guarantee. It’s the country’s very own Gordian Knot, and that’s why it was such a good sign that Premier Danielle Smith is willing to split it.
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“If there’s an appetite among the other premiers to talk about defining that ever further through some kind of constitutional amendment, I’m open to having that conversation,” Smith told reporters at a Friday news conference. She added that the conversation could start as early as this week.
