Alberta separatist leaders say Oct. 19 vote won’t end fight regardless of outcome
Separatist leaders say the provincewide vote will not end their campaign, even as polls suggest most Albertans want to remain in Canada.
- Premier Danielle Smith expects the Oct. 19 referendum to settle Alberta's independence question, yet advocates say the fight continues regardless of the outcome.
- Smith called the vote following competing citizen-led petitions, and voters will answer 10 questions next month, including one on holding a binding separation referendum.
- Lawyer Jeff Rath said activists are "never giving up," while organizer Cory Morgan agreed the movement will "change its approach" rather than disappear.
- The United Conservative Party recently lost a safe Calgary seat to the Opposition NDP, as critics claim Smith has no mandate for the vote.
- While polls suggest a majority of Albertans want to stay in Canada, Keith Wilson, leader of Let Alberta Decide, said demands for fairness from Ottawa will persist.
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Alberta separatist leaders say Oct. 19 vote won’t end fight regardless of outcome
Premier Danielle Smith and her government expect next month’s separation referendum to be the last word on the subject — but those fighting for an independent Alberta say no matter the outcome, the fight goes on.
Alberta separatist leaders say Oct. 19 vote won't end fight
Premier Danielle Smith and her government expect next month’s separation referendum to be the last word on the subject – but those fighting for an independent Alberta say no matter the outcome, the fight goes on. “We’re never giving up,” Jeff Rath, the lawyer for a group that helped organize an independence petition, said Wednesday […]
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Alberta separatist leaders say Oct. 19 vote won't end fight regardless of outcome
CALGARY - Premier Danielle Smith and her government expect next month’s separation referendum to be the last word on the subject – but those fighting for an independent Alberta say no matter the outcome, the fight goes on.
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