Alberta is trying to become independent from Canada, maybe join the US?

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Alberta’s Elections Commission has approved an initiative to hold a referendum on the province’s secession from Canada, clearing the way for independence supporters to begin collecting signatures.

By early January, the Alberta Prosperity Project must appoint a financial officer before officially launching the campaign.

The proposed ballot question asks:

“Do you agree that the province of Alberta should cease to be part of Canada and become an independent country?”

Organizers have four months to gather at least 178,000 signatures from Alberta residents.

Alberta is Canada’s main oil-producing province, holding an estimated 95–97% of the country’s proven oil reserves.

Earlier this year, a similar attempt was blocked after a court ruled the wording unconstitutional. The provincial government later amended the rules for citizen-initiated referendums, allowing activists to rephrase the question and reapply.

Located in western Canada, Alberta borders the U.S. state of Montana to the south. It joined Canada in 1905. The provincial capital is Edmonton, the largest city is Calgary, and the population exceeds 4 million.

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Hi, thanks for the post.

You have several inaccuracies.

Canada did not "allow" this petition. Canada has no authority to allow or disallow the petition. This is an Alberta provincial level petition.

The actual question that was approved by @ElectionsAB is "Do you agree that the Province of Alberta should cease to be part of Canada to become an independent state?"

The Justice Feasby decesion did not disqualify the wording of the previous question. The decesion addressed the act of leaving Canada itself contravenes the Canadian Constitution.

The Alberta government, via Bill 14, removed the requirement that the Chief Electoral Officer can submit the question to the court if there's a question that could contravene the constitution.

Here is my interview with the Alberta Minister of Justice and Attorney General, Hon. Mickey Amery, who clarified these points.

youtube.com/live/qE_4ChhQd…

Thank you for sharing this important development with your audience.

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