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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 ...
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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.
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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.
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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 ...
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 ...
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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Canada's Double Referendum Challenge: Alberta and Quebec’s Political Future
As Québec and Alberta edge closer to potential independence referenda, Canada faces a renewed crisis of national unity.
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 ...
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.
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Quebec sovereigntists watch Alberta referendum talk with optimism, disdain
Quebec separatists eye Alberta's push for independence with mixed views, some hopeful, others skeptical of its oil-driven, culturally different motives.