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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 ...
The Canadian Press on MSN13h
Alberta government amends referendum bill in effort to placate First Nations’ concern
In a Tuesday letter to First Nations chiefs representing the Blackfoot Confederacy, Treaty 8 First Nations, Treaty 6 First ...
Alberta amends referendum bill as First Nations fear it will trample treaty rights
Alberta's government has made 11th-hour changes to controversial proposed legislation, declaring that no separation referendum question could threaten First Nations' existing treaty rights.
The Canadian Press on MSN5h
Onion Lake Cree Nation to proceed with its legal challenge of Alberta sovereignty act
EDMONTON - Alberta's bill lowering the bar for a separation referendum has spurred a First Nation to push ahead with a legal ...
Alberta separatism threats spur First Nation to revive lawsuit against Sovereignty Act
A First Nation whose land spans the Alberta-Saskatchewan border says Alberta's "growing separatist agenda" has spurred it to ...
Calgary Herald on MSN3d
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 ...
The Canadian Press on MSN7h
First Nation to push ahead with legal challenge of Alberta government’s sovereignty act
The First Nation filed a statement of claim in 2022, but lawyer Robert Hladun says the community put it on pause, hoping for consultation and a resolution with government.
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Indigenous Peoples ‘not subjects’ of Alberta, says prof in debate over separation
Treaties are the greatest obstacle to Alberta separation says a professor when talking about Danielle's Smith's legislation.
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 ...
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.