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Amid calls for separation, Alberta’s new referendum rules set to formally take effect
ALBERTA, CANADA, JUN 30 – Alberta's new rules reduce signature requirements for referendums amid rising separatist activity, with the Alberta Prosperity Project aiming for 177,000 signatures in 120 days.
- Alberta's United Conservative government, led by Premier Danielle Smith, is lowering referendum thresholds starting this Friday to allow easier votes on provincial separation.
- This move follows rising separatist sentiment after Prime Minister Mark Carney's April 28 election victory and polls showing about 30% of Albertans support independence.
- The Alberta Prosperity Project, a nonprofit organization, intends to apply under new regulations to collect enough signatures in a four-month period to trigger a referendum on provincial sovereignty.
- Mitch Sylvestre, the project's CEO, expressed confidence that if the referendum were conducted today, there is a strong chance they might succeed, highlighting increasing public support.
- Former deputy premier Thomas Lukaszuk is legally challenging the separatist push, arguing the referendum law risks harmful ballot questions and that his petition to keep Alberta in Canada holds precedence.
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