Alberta Releases Official Wording of Separation-Related Referendum Question
Alberta’s government has released the official wording and procedural details for the referendum question to be held Oct. 19 on whether Alberta should stay in Canada or begin the legal process to hold a binding referendum to separate. Smith and the cabinet of her United Conservative Party (UCP) government issued an order in council that confirmed details of the timing of the vote and the precise referendum question that will be on the ballot Oct. 19. The referendum question will offer voters two options. The first states “Alberta should remain a province of Canada,” while the second reads that “the Government of Alberta should commence the legal process required under the Canadian Constitution to hold a binding provincial referendum on whether or not Alberta should separate from Canada.”
Alberta Releases Official Wording of Separation-Related Referendum Question Alberta’s government has released the official wording and procedural details for a referendum scheduled for October 19th. The referendum question will ask voters if Alberta should remain a province of Canada or if the government should begin the legal process for a binding referendum on separation. This decision was confirmed by Premier Smith and the United Conservative Party (UCP) government through an order in council.
- Alberta’s government has finalized the referendum question for October 19th.
- The referendum concerns whether Alberta should remain in Canada or begin the process for separation.
- Voters will choose between remaining a province of Canada or commencing legal steps for a separation referendum.
- The details were confirmed by Premier Smith and the UCP government via an order in council.
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