Alberta’s government says it will hold a public vote on whether to hold a binding referendum on leaving Canada. According to reports, Premier Danielle Smith frames the measure as a step about whether a referendum should be held, rather than a direct decision on separation. The government indicates the ballot would ask voters to weigh the question of whether it is time to proceed with the binding referendum process, but it would not itself ask voters to leave Canada. ABC News and The Hindu both report that Smith is positioning the vote as a mechanism to determine whether to initiate a further, separate binding referendum. The plan is presented in the context of Alberta’s ongoing political debate over its relationship with the federal government. The sources agree that the government intends the referendum to be binding, but they also stress that the upcoming public vote is not the separation vote. Details on timing and the exact wording of the ballot were not included in the provided summaries.
Alberta government plans public vote on whether to hold referendum on leaving Canada
Alberta’s government says it will hold a public vote on whether to hold a binding referendum on leaving Canada. According to reports, Premier Danielle Smith frames the measure as a step about whether...
- Alberta’s government plans a public vote related to leaving Canada.
- Premier Danielle Smith says the vote is about whether to hold a binding referendum, not about separation itself.
- Both outlets report that the public vote is not a direct referendum on leaving Canada.
- The binding referendum would be a separate decision following the public vote.
Danielle Smith said voters would be deciding whether it's time to hold a referendum, but it won't actually be a vote on whether to separate from Canada
3 months agoThe government in the oil-rich province of Alberta plans a referendum on leaving Canada but says it won't actually be a vote on whether to separate
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