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Alberta plans referendum to wrest control over immigration from Canadian government
Premier Danielle Smith proposes nine referendum questions to limit social services to Alberta-approved residents and seek constitutional changes including abolishing the Senate.
- Alberta will hold a referendum this fall to ask residents if its government should limit the number of new immigrants, international students and temporary foreign workers arriving in the province.
- Premier Danielle Smith announced that her government is putting nine questions to a provincewide referendum on October 19, including proposals to restrict social services from some immigrants.
- Smith says the pace of newcomers arriving in Alberta needs to match the supply of homes, schools and hospitals.
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Smith doubles down on desire for Quebec-style immigration model for Alberta
Premier Danielle Smith reiterated Saturday that Alberta's government should have more control over immigration policy, while critics accused the premier of scapegoating newcomers and of inconsistency in her statements on immigration.
Toronto, Canada, Feb. 20 (EFE).- The head of government of the Canadian province of Alberta, Danielle Smith, this Friday defended the holding of a referendum to control migration in her territory, the richest in the country, and insisted that immigration is the cause of the provincial deficit. Smith stated in a press conference that he wants Alberta to have a model similar to that of another Canadian province, Quebec, which allows her “total con…
Alberta plans referendum to wrest control over immigration from Canadian government
Alberta will hold a referendum this fall to ask residents if its government should limit the number of new international students, temporary foreign workers and asylum seekers arriving in the oil-rich Canadian province.
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