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‘Forever Canadian’ petition surpasses goal, collects 456,000 signatures
- Thomas Lukaszuk, former deputy premier of Alberta, drove a unity bus into Whitecourt on Oct. 23 and Edson and Hinton on Oct. 22 to gather signatures for the Forever Canadian petition, which has over 456,000 signatures, exceeding the 294,000 needed before the Oct. 28 deadline.
- The petition started as a counter to separatists and asks whether Alberta should remain within Canada, while the Alberta Prosperity Project proposes a sovereignty question and Premier Danielle Smith's government lowered the referendum signature threshold.
- Local canvassers Bonnie Commandeur and Maisie Bolton met Lukaszuk outside his unity bus, while Marie Birkbeck gathered close to 200 signatures at the Whitecourt farmers market and Brian Olson signed; an Alberta Prosperity Project event drew more than 140 people.
- Organizers warned to stop economic damage as investors express worry, and Thomas Lukaszuk said if the petition succeeds, MLAs in the Alberta legislature may vote and he is 100 per cent confident a referendum would pass.
- Across the province, petitioners report provincewide signature distribution with no geographic disparities, and Thomas Lukaszuk said he is cautiously optimistic after organizers exceeded the 294,000 signature threshold.
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The federalist citizen movement Forever Canadian took a significant step forward on Tuesday by filing a record-breaking petition of over 456,000 signatures with Alberta Elections.
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By: Isaac Lamoureux, True NorthFormer Progressive Conservative cabinet minister Thomas Lukaszuk says his “Forever Canadian” petition has shattered expectations, surpassing the threshold required to trigger legislative review under Alberta’s Citizen Initiative Act.Speaking at a press conference in Edmonton on Tuesday, Lukaszuk said his petition collected 456,365 verified signatures, with an additional 23 that had been submitted as he was speaking…
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