Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is set to deliver an update today on a provincewide referendum scheduled for the fall.
Smith announced in February she will put nine questions to Albertans in October, including proposals to restrict social services from some immigrants.
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Since last April’s federal election, the province has also been embroiled in a heated debate over Alberta separating from Canada.
The separatist group Stay Free Alberta is collecting signatures for a referendum, with an early May deadline.
The group says it has already surpassed the signature threshold, and Smith has said she would put any question on the ballot should proponents get the required number of signatures.
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Also waiting in the wings is the anti-separation “Forever Canadian” petition, which was submitted in December and is now before a legislature committee to decide next steps.
Smith is the worst Premier we’ve ever had.
Law school.
If you send your kid to med school in Smithberta good luck.
Law school.
“Brian Jean” you say that as though Jason Kenney has any credibility. How sad.
“Try This” how about you stop whining or move?
Smith is for Smith and got the high school nickname two face for a reason. Ask Wild Rose. Ask Kenney.
More taxes wasted.
How about a referendum if we want permanent Daylight Saving Time, or permanent Mountain Standard Time? She is going ahead with DST despite a referendum telling her no. How about the referendum if we want to keep Sheriffs? (that one is a leftover from many years ago – promised but never kept). How about the high speed rail that Smith has been pushing to get her rail service to Banff. Should we get high speed rail between Calgary, Edmonton and Grande prairie before we put more pressure on Banff. Should we promote private health care, or support our provincial health care system?
So many questions that Smith and UCP should pay attention to.