Alberta separatists say they have formally submitted almost 302,000 signatures to try to trigger a referendum on the province leaving Canada.
The group needed 178,000 signatures to force the province to consider such a vote.
Mitch Sylvestre, the head of Stay Free Alberta, said it planned to deliver the thousands of names to Elections Alberta’s head office in Edmonton on Monday.
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More than a month ago, Sylvestre said the group had already collected much more than the approximate 178,000 signatures required since it started in January.
The question of separation could go on a provincewide ballot as early as October, as Premier Danielle Smith has said she would move forward if enough names are gathered and verified.
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However, the petition could face another hurdle.
An Edmonton judge is expected to rule this week on a court challenge launched by a group of Alberta First Nations that say the petition violates treaty rights.
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Anonymous, I can’t disagree with you about Trudeau and Carney
Al Browne, nope but we sure are tired of living in Trudeau’s Canada. Carney may be a different face, but it’s the same sad story.
Do these Trump lovers wanna be the 51st state?
Why no mention of the Stay in Canada referendum, which got at least twice as many signatures, in a very short period of time, without any effort…
Global is backing Smith and her dreams of a Queendom.
Biggest waste of time in the history of our country. Alberta doesn’t belong to you no matter what you and your gang of white trash warriors think. The end
What they do on their third world boundary defined reservations is their business. The rest of Albertans may be leaving.
I see constantly evolving ‘Treaty Rights’ trying to supplant overall Canadian Rights.
Besides the treaty rights are between the Fedral government and the tribes. Since we are separating from this oppressive government, the treaty rights are pretty much irrelevant.