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Alberta independence referendum petition must register with election agency
A bill in the Canadian province of Alberta would reduce the number of signatures needed to get referendums on the ballot. But ...
Alberta government amends referendum bill in effort to placate First Nations’ concern
EDMONTON - Alberta’s government has made 11th-hour changes to controversial proposed legislation declaring that no separation ...
Alberta is changing the rules to make referendums easier. Here's how
The Alberta government is proposing significant changes to the process for citizen initiatives and recalls — prompting concern that a referendum on leaving Canada could be in the cards ...
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Alberta separatist group releases proposed referendum question, plans to push for vote this year
An Alberta separatist group has released a proposed referendum question on sovereignty from Canada, saying they will push the ...
What, exactly, are Alberta separatists mad about?
Threats of Alberta separation go back decades, and have reached new heights since the April election of Liberal Prime ...
Separatists release potential Alberta referendum question, expect Danielle Smith to join cause
An Alberta separatist group released on Monday a referendum question on independence from Canada that it will petition to get ...
‘Playing with fire’: Former Alberta premier Jason Kenney weighs in on separation talk
The Alberta government will be “playing with fire” if it continues to fan the flames of a referendum on separation, says ...
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Bell: Alberta separating? Most Albertans want Smith government to say how
If Alberta had a referendum today on whether or not to separate from Canada and become its own independent country, 37 per ...
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What do Albertans think of prospect of separation referendum?
Row after row of Canadian flags fly high atop tall poles over manicured lawns in a southern Alberta town that's also home to ...
Separatist group releases potential Alberta referendum question
An Alberta separatist group released on Monday a referendum question on independence from Canada that it will petition to get ...
The Canadian Press on MSN3d
Quebec sovereigntists watch Alberta referendum talk with optimism, disdain
MONTREAL – As Alberta flirts with the possibility of a referendum on separation, Quebec sovereigntists are watching with ...
Opinion
I’m Not Sure the Separatist Movement in Alberta, Canada, Has Thought Its Position Through
Its members might want to chat with the folks behind the Keystone XL pipeline, which is now a pile of rusting tubes somewhere in the Dakotas.