US EditionPetition to Keep Alberta in Canada Can Start Rolling Out, Says Electoral Officer
ALBERTA, CANADA, JUL 30 – The petition requires nearly 294,000 valid signatures to trigger a referendum affirming Alberta's status within Canada amid ongoing legal challenges to a rival separatist question.
- Former deputy premier Thomas Lukaszuk submitted a petition asking if Alberta should remain in Canada, beginning signature collection under Chief Electoral Officer Gordon McClure.
- The petition requires approximately 294,000 valid signatures from eligible electors collected within 90 days, ending October 28, under current provincial rules.
- The petition presents a policy question asking whether Albertans support the province continuing as part of Canada, aiming to oppose separatist movements in Alberta.
- Lukaszuk expressed that separating from Canada would pose risks to both the national and Alberta economies, and emphasized that only registered electors adhering to specific rules are authorized to canvass for signatures.
- The petition’s success could affirm Alberta’s commitment to Canada as a competing pro-separation referendum question faces a constitutional court challenge.
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The "Alberta Forever Canada" group that advocates the retention of Alberta within Canada has three months to collect 294,000 signatures.
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Headline: Separatists outflanked as pro Canada referendum petition gets green light
Alberta separation debate shifts as “remain in Canada” referendum petition advances EDMONTON — The Alberta separation referendum debate is taking a new turn, with a “remain in Canada” question cleared to begin collecting signatures while a rival separatist proposal has been sent to court. Elections Alberta has approved a citizen initiative from the Alberta Forever Canada group, led by former Progressive Conservative deputy premier Thomas Lukaszu…
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