Alberta’s Smith says it may be too late to put a question about coal to Oct. vote
Corb Lund delivered more than 200,000 signatures, but elections officials said questions had to arrive by June 1 for the fall referendum.
- Alberta Premier Danielle Smith suggested Wednesday it may be too late to include the 'Water Not Coal' petition on the October 19 ballot, as Elections Alberta required all final questions by June 1 to prepare for the referendum.
- Earlier this month, musician Corb Lund delivered more than 200,000 signatures supporting the petition, which demands a ban on foreign coal mining in the Rocky Mountains' headwaters.
- Lund stated last week that the government must use the petition's wording verbatim, saying "They shouldn't be changing our question." Albertans clearly oppose "irresponsible foreign coal mining," he added.
- The United Conservative is weighing next steps, with Smith noting the petition could go to a legislature committee that might recommend a provincewide vote in October 2027.
- Smith noted the government is already placing 10 questions on the October 19 ballot. She also cited complications regarding private property rights and a proposed mining project in the Crowsnest Pass.
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Sylvan Lake NewsCorb Lund’s Water Not Coal petition won’t make Alberta Fall referendum
Despite gathering more than the required 177,000 signatures, Alberta musician Corb Lund will not see his petition to protect Alberta’s water on the 2026 referendum ballot. Lund’s petition, Water Not Coal petition proposed that “the Government of Alberta shall prohibit through legislation all coal exploration and mining activities within the Eastern Slopes of Alberta’s Rocky Mountains, other than mines that are in actual production as of January …
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Alberta’s Smith says it may be too late to put a question about coal to Oct. vote
CALGARY - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is suggesting it's too late to put an anti-coal mining petition question to a provincewide referendum this fall.
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Alberta's Smith says it may be too late to put a question about coal to Oct. vote
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is suggesting it may be too late to put an anti-coal mining petition question to a provincewide referendum this fall.
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