Elections Alberta
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Alberta separatist group gets green light to collect referendum signaturesElections Alberta says Mitch Sylvestre and the Alberta Prosperity Project have from Saturday, Jan. 3 until May 2 to collect just under 178,000 signatures to qualify.PoliticsJan 2
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Proposed Alberta separation referendum question approvedElections Alberta has approved the proposed referendum question, 'Do you agree that the province of Alberta should cease to be a part of Canada to become an independent state?'PoliticsDec 22, 2025
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Former UCP member unveils new ‘Progressive Tory Party of Alberta’ nameElections Alberta approved a new name for the Alberta Party, lead by MLA Peter Guthrie, even after the governing UCP banned a list of words it could use, including "conservative."PoliticsDec 19, 2025
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Elections Alberta gets extra $6.7M to handle onslaught of recall petitionsElections Alberta chief electoral officer Gordon McClure requested the extra money because his office is managing 21 active recall petition campaigns.PoliticsDec 12, 2025
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Province amends bill after Elections Alberta warns it harms trustThe Alberta government made a last-minute adjustment to a bill on citizen-initiated referendums, after the chief electoral officer warned it would impede his office's independence.PoliticsDec 10, 2025
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Danielle Smith becomes first Alberta premier in 90 years to face citizen recallRecall petitions have been issued for Premier Danielle Smith, Technology Minister Nate Glubish and Environment Minister Rebecca Schulz, Elections Alberta announced.PoliticsDec 10, 2025
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Five more Alberta UCP legislature members facing recall, bringing total to 14Almost a third of the 47 United Conservative members in the Alberta legislature are now under recall.PoliticsNov 25, 2025
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3rd Alberta legislature member, Nolan Dyck, target of recall petitionThe woman behind the petition for Grande Prairie MLA Nolan Dyck says in the application he has been dismissing concerns of his constituents and ignoring attempts to contact him.PoliticsNov 21, 2025
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No changes coming ‘at the moment’ for Alberta’s recall legislation: Danielle SmithAlberta Premier Danielle Smith says she's concerned such petition drives aren't using the recall legislation in good faith but instead, are trying to overthrow her government.PoliticsNov 5, 2025
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Province denies Elections Alberta’s request for $13.5 million to handle recall petitionsChief electoral officer Gordon McClure says without the more funding, it's likely Elections Alberta will be 'unable to execute our mandate and duties prescribed in legislation.'PoliticsNov 4, 2025
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