Alberta Committee Vote on Separation Hits Bizarre Roadblock
The caucus retracted its statement after the committee had not yet voted, and NDP members said the premature release undermined the process.
- On Wednesday, an Alberta legislative committee meeting collapsed after the United Conservative Party caucus prematurely issued a news release falsely announcing a motion had passed, before any vote occurred.
- The bipartisan committee convened to review the 'Forever Canadian' petition, which gathered more than 400,000 signatures urging Albertans to vote on whether the province should remain in Canada during the October 19 referendum.
- NDP members objected to the premature announcement, questioning committee chair Brandon Lunty's impartiality and calling for the matter to be raised with the legislative Speaker.
- Premier Danielle Smith will announce a cabinet shuffle Thursday morning, replacing the ministers of Finance and Hospital and Surgical Health Services as political pressure intensifies.
- Separatist groups continue pressuring Smith to hold an independence vote, while the government maintains its October 19 referendum date for immigration and other issues despite the procedural roadblock.
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Committee recommends Albertans vote on whether to remain in Canada - The Stettler Independent
A government committee is recommending a referendum question so Albertans can vote on whether Alberta should remain in Canada, based on the Forever Canadian petition. That’s despite the petition’s proponent Thomas Lukaszuk saying he wanted was a vote in the Legislature. “More than 400,000 Albertans signed Mr. Lukaszuk’s Forever Canada petition. Combined with the reported 301,000 who signed the Alberta Independence petition, this means over 700,0…
UCP announced result of committee vote on separation referendum before it took place
The United Conservative Party (UCP)’s effort to force a separation referendum onto a ballot this fall and blame it on the people who signed the pro-Canada Forever Canadian petition was unfolding according to plan in a Legislature committee meeting yesterday afternoon when Opposition House Leader Christina Gray raised a point of privilege. Gray, who is not a member of the UCP-dominated Select Special Citizen Initiative Proposal Review Committee b…
A communiqué outlining the committee's recommendations for a referendum scheduled for October was issued prior to the conclusion of the deliberations.
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