Alberta premier’s request for separation referendum question approval rebuffed

Alberta premier, chief electoral officer at odds over separation referendum question approval

Alberta's chief electoral officer is rebuffing calls from Premier Danielle Smith and her justice minister to reverse course and sign off on a proposed referendum question on separation.

Alberta premier's request for separation referendum question approval rebuffed

EDMONTON — Alberta’s chief electoral officer is rebuffing calls from Premier Danielle Smith and her justice minister to reverse course and sign off on a proposed referendum question on separation. On social media, Smith and Justice Minister Mickey Amery said earlier Tuesday that Albertans should be able to embark on gathering signatures “without needless bureaucratic […]

Alberta Chief Electoral Officer Refers Potential Referendum Question on Separation to Court

Alberta’s chief electoral officer has referred a potential referendum question on the province separating from Canada to a court to ensure it does not violate Canada’s Constitution. The proposed Alberta separation question seeks a yes or no answer and asks: “Do you agree that the Province of Alberta shall become a sovereign country and cease to be a province in Canada?” Chief Electoral Officer Gordon McClure is asking the Court of King’s Bench w…

Alberta separatists call court review of separation question a “delay tactic”

Source: Wikimedia CommonsThe Alberta Prosperity Project is accusing Elections Alberta of using a “delay tactic” after the province’s Chief Electoral Officer referred the group’s proposed independence referendum question to the Court of King’s Bench for a constitutional review.In an update posted Monday, Elections Alberta confirmed that it has formally submitted a question to the Alberta Court of King’s Bench under Section 2.1(1) of the Citizen I…

Alberta government asks election officer to drop referendum question court action

Chief electoral officer seeking court ruling on constitutionality of referendum question

Alberta premier, justice minister want separation referendum question approved

EDMONTON - Premier Danielle Smith and one of her ministers are calling on Alberta's electoral officer to reverse course and sign off on a proposed referendum question on separation, saying it shouldn't be held back by red tape.