US EditionAlberta premier’s request for separation referendum question approval rebuffed
ALBERTA, CANADA, JUL 28 – The Chief Electoral Officer requested judicial review to ensure the referendum question complies with the Constitution Act, 1982, requiring 177,000 signatures if approved.
- A proposed referendum question about Alberta separating from Canada has been referred to a judge for constitutional approval.
- Mitch Sylvestre from the Alberta Prosperity Project submitted the referendum question and needs to collect 177,000 signatures if approved by the court.
- Alberta's chief electoral officer, Gordon McClure, stated that questions must respect more than 30 sections of the Constitution, including the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
- Former Alberta Progressive Conservative Deputy Premier Thomas Lukaszuk has an approved competing question to make policy against Alberta's separation from Canada.
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There are two questions. One is further along in the process.
Prime Minister Danielle Smith wanted the Chief Electoral Officer to reconsider his decision.
Alberta premier, chief electoral officer at odds over separation referendum question approval
Alberta's chief electoral officer is rebuffing calls from Premier Danielle Smith and her justice minister to reverse course and sign off on a proposed referendum question on separation.
Alberta premier's request for separation referendum question approval rebuffed
EDMONTON — Alberta’s chief electoral officer is rebuffing calls from Premier Danielle Smith and her justice minister to reverse course and sign off on a proposed referendum question on separation. On social media, Smith and Justice Minister Mickey Amery said earlier Tuesday that Albertans should be able to embark on gathering signatures “without needless bureaucratic […]
Alberta Chief Electoral Officer Refers Potential Referendum Question on Separation to Court
Alberta’s chief electoral officer has referred a potential referendum question on the province separating from Canada to a court to ensure it does not violate Canada’s Constitution. The proposed Alberta separation question seeks a yes or no answer and asks: “Do you agree that the Province of Alberta shall become a sovereign country and cease to be a province in Canada?” Chief Electoral Officer Gordon McClure is asking the Court of King’s Bench w…
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