What’s behind the secessionist movement in the Canadian province Alberta?
Elections Alberta must verify the petition as legal challenges and a voter-list data breach raise questions about whether the signatures are valid.
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Secessionists in the western Canadian province of Alberta recently announced that they had collected enough signatures to trigger a referendum on independence from the rest of the country.
Alberta separatists deliver their petition signatures
Separatists Mitch Sylvestre and Jeff Rath showed up at Elections Alberta headquarters in Edmonton Monday afternoon with a big crowd of flag-waving supporters and a trailer full of boxes of petition forms calling for a referendum on Alberta separating from Canada. They said their “Stay Free Alberta” petition has gathered 301,620 signatures, more than the 178,000 required by its deadline on Saturday. Sylvestre – CEO of the Alberta Prosperity Proj…
Alberta's independence movement surges forward with over 300,000 signatures delivered
Subhead:Mitch Sylvestre, leader of the Alberta Prosperity Project, says over 300,000 signatures in favour of independence have been submitted — far exceeding the 177,732-signature threshold required to trigger a referendum.# YouTube-embed:HDZOqbPxoNs
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