Mitch Sylvestre delivers signatures for Alberta independence referendum petition
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Updated · The Globe and Mail · May 4
Mitch Sylvestre delivers signatures for Alberta independence referendum petition
14 articles · Updated · The Globe and Mail · May 4
Stay Free Alberta says it submitted 301,600 signatures in Edmonton, far above the roughly 178,000 required to seek a possible 19 October vote.
Elections Alberta cannot begin counting because a court injunction, sought by First Nations challengers, bars verification until a judge rules in coming days or weeks.
The proposed question asks whether Alberta should leave Canada, while RCMP investigate a separate group over alleged elector-data misuse amid infighting among separatists.
As separatists push for a vote, could Indigenous treaty rights ultimately decide Alberta's future in Canada?
With new US pipeline access approved, does Alberta's prosperity lie within Canada or by going it alone?