Alberta Insider: Province to vote on whether to hold binding separation referendum
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has announced plans for a referendum regarding the province's status within Canada. The question posed will ask Albertans if they want to remain a province or initiate a legal process for a binding separation referendum. This move follows a recent court ruling that Smith believes misinterpreted the need for consultation with First Nations before such a vote.
- ▪Premier Danielle Smith's referendum question challenges Alberta's status within Canada.
- ▪The proposed question allows the province to bypass a recent court ruling regarding independence votes.
- ▪Smith has expressed her disagreement with the court's decision and emphasizes the need for a vote to reflect Albertans' voices.
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Open this photo in gallery:Alberta Premier Danielle Smith speaks in a televised address aired on Thursday.HO/The Canadian PressShareSave for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountGood afternoon, everyone.So René Lévesque, Jacques Parizeau and Danielle Smith walk into a voting booth. That’s either the start of a very unfunny joke or history smacking us in the face. When the Alberta Premier announced plans for her new referendum question on Thursday night, which put Confederation in the cross-hairs, she joined Lévesque and Parizeau as the only premiers to ever lead their provinces to an independence vote.Of course it’s not that simple.
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