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Amid calls for separation, Alberta’s new referendum rules set to formally take effect

  • Beginning Friday, Alberta's United Conservative government is lowering the threshold for initiating provincewide referendums, including on separation.
  • This change follows growing separatist sentiment in Alberta after the April 28 Liberal election victory, which frustrated many conservatives.
  • Mitch Sylvestre, head of the Alberta Prosperity Project, intends to submit a petition under the new regulations seeking to collect enough signatures over a four-month period to trigger a referendum on Alberta’s independence.
  • Sylvestre expressed confidence that if the referendum were to take place immediately, there is a strong chance they might succeed, highlighting growing public support.
  • Experts caution that a vote to break away from Canada could lead to intricate discussions involving multiple levels of government and Indigenous groups, while critics warn that the rules governing the referendum might produce unforeseen outcomes.
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Independence debate grows in Alberta – politicians discuss possibility of becoming the 51st state of the US and are inspired by Sweden-Norway

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Winnipeg Free Press broke the news in Winnipeg, Canada on Monday, June 30, 2025.
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