Anti-Coal Mining Petition Launched by Corb Lund Unsuccessful: Elections Alberta
Elections Alberta said 196,000 valid signatures were counted, but the Water Not Coal campaign needed almost 178,000 to trigger action.
- Elections Alberta announced Friday that the "Water Not Coal" petition to ban new coal mining in the Rocky Mountains failed to meet verification requirements.
- Although Corb Lund delivered 196,000 signatures three weeks ago, Elections Alberta verified only about 172,000, falling short of the 178,000 needed to force government action.
- Elections Alberta rejected thousands of signatures because they lacked contact information needed to verify them, preventing the initiative from triggering mandatory legislative review.
- Premier Danielle Smith previously ruled out adding an anti-coal mining question to the Oct. 19 referendum, stating last month that the deadline had passed.
- The failed petition leaves the future of coal mining in the Rocky Mountains uncertain, as Lund's campaign concludes without forcing government commitment to legislative action.
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Alberta Rocky Mountain coal mining petition falls short of required signatures
Corb Lund’s “Water not coal” petition has hit another roadblock. The citizen initiative petition, officially called the “No New Coal Mining in the Eastern Slopes of the Rocky Mountains,” was declared unsuccessful in a release by Elections Alberta on July 2. According to the release, for the petition to be successful, it would have required 177,732 valid signatures, or roughly 10 per cent of the 1.73 million votes cast in the 2023 general electio…
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Anti-coal mining petition led by musician Corb Lund fails in Alberta
EDMONTON - Elections Alberta says a petition calling for a ban on new coal mining in the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains, spearheaded by musician and activist Corb Lund,
Eastern Slopes coal petition unsuccessful: Elections Alberta
Corby Lund is shown in a photo posted by the Water Not Coal Facebook page on June 10, 2026, the day signature collection ended for the “No New Coal Mining in the Eastern Slopes of the Rocky Mountains” citizen initiative petition. Photo / Water Not Coal Facebook page.captiontext { font-size:90%;font-style: italic;margin-right:20px; } A citizen initiative petition seeking to prohibit new coal mining activity in Alberta’s Eastern Slopes failed to m…
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