Alberta government will hold non-binding referendum on staying in Canada, premier says - Reuters

Alberta government will hold non-binding referendum on staying in Canada, premier says  Reuters

Alberta to hold referendum on whether to remain in Canada

Voters in the western province will decide next October whether they want to stay in Canada or move ahead with a process for a binding independence referendum.

Alberta Separation: What to Know Ahead of Oct. 19 Vote on Staying in Canada

Premier Danielle Smith announced that she would ask citizens to vote on whether they want to stay in Canada, or hold a referendum to secede.

By Matina Stevis-Gridneff

Alberta to poll province on independence referendum

The move bypasses legal complications from what Premier Danielle Smith called an ‘erroneous court decision’ days earlier

Canada’s Carney says Alberta is ‘essential’ as province mulls separation

Alberta's Premier Danielle Smith announces referendum on whether to hold a referendum on leaving Canada.

Oil-rich Alberta to hold a vote on whether to separate from Canada

The move for a referendum comes after months of campaigning from a group of separatists.

14 Liberal MPs pen letter to Carney raising concerns over environmental backslide

More than a dozen Liberal MPs sent a letter to the prime minister at the end of April, before he signed the latest agreement with the Alberta government, to offer some recommendations — but also to express their unease with the situation.

Alberta to vote on whether to hold a binding separation referendum - The Globe and Mail

Alberta to vote on whether to hold a binding separation referendum  The Globe and Mail

Alberta to hold October referendum on whether to remain in Canada

Canada's oil-producing province of Alberta will hold an October referendum on separation from Canada, but Premier Danielle Smith said on Thursday the vote would not directly decide independence. Instead, voters will be asked whether the province should take constitutional steps toward a future binding referendum on leaving the federation.

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Alberta flirts with Canada breakup in explosive referendum push

Alberta, Canada’s oil-rich province, is set to hold a referendum this October, though its premier, Danielle Smith, clarified on Thursday that the vote will not directly address secession from the Canadian federation

By Rob Gillies

Rob Breakenridge: Alberta separatism just got a whole lot more volatile

With muddled referendum question, Danielle Smith risks undermining all the progress she's made

By Carson Jerema

Alberta to hold referendum on starting separation process from Canada

Canada’s oil-rich province of Alberta will proceed with a non-binding referendum in October on whether its residents want to remain part of Canada, Premier Danielle Smith said Thursday, a largely symbolic move that could still pose a major challenge for Prime Minister Mark Carney. The ballot box question will not trigger separation, Smith said, but […]

Alberta to hold referendum on whether to remain in Canada

Alberta will hold a referendum on whether the province should remain in Canada or move ahead with a second binding vote on separation, marking the first significant test of the country's unity in decades.

By Abubakar Ibrahim