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Alberta government adds separation-related question to fall referendum
The ballot will ask whether Alberta should start the legal process for a future binding vote, after more than 700,000 petition signatures.
- On Thursday, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith announced an Oct. 19 referendum asking voters whether Alberta should remain in Canada or commence the constitutional process for a binding independence vote.
- The referendum follows citizen-led petitions where more than 300,000 Albertans signed seeking separation and more than 400,000 signed to keep Alberta in Canada.
- Separatist leader Mitch Sylvestre felt "duped" by the ballot's wording, arguing it requires additional legal steps rather than providing immediate separation for Alberta.
- Alberta New Democratic Party Leader Naheed Nenshi pledged a spring and summer campaign opposing Smith, as critics from both political flanks expressed anger over the plan.
- Despite the referendum push, opinion polls suggest a majority of Albertans would vote against separating, while the Oct. 19 vote previously included nine questions centered on immigration.
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C 24%
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