Alberta committee to weigh response to pro-Canada petition
An Alberta legislative committee is set to discuss a pro-Canada petition amid ongoing debates about independence. The United Conservative Party (UCP) is expected to propose a motion for an independence question to be included in the fall referendum. The meeting follows a communications misstep that has drawn criticism from the Alberta NDP regarding the democratic process.
- ▪The committee is reconvening to consider a response to a pro-Canada petition.
- ▪The UCP plans to recommend that an independence question be added to the fall referendum ballot.
- ▪The Alberta NDP has accused the UCP of undermining the democratic process with a premature statement.
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Open this photo in gallery:Alberta separatists in Edmonton carry boxes of signed petitions in early May that call for the independence question to be added to the province's fall referendum.JASON FRANSON/The Canadian PressShareSave for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountAn Alberta legislative committee is reconvening on Thursday to consider its response to a pro-Canada petition, one day after a communications blunder derailed the governing United Conservative Party’s bid to get a secession question on this fall’s referendum ballot.The UCP-controlled committee’s meeting agenda is not publicly available, but the party is expected to propose a motion recommending that cabinet put an independence question to the electorate.
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