Alberta, Referendum
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Voters in the western province will decide next October whether they want to stay in Canada or move ahead with a process for a binding independence referendum.
The Canadian province of Alberta will hold an independence referendum within months, its Premier has confirmed. A petition calling for separation had gained more than 300,000 signatures earlier this year - and now,
Matthew Wildcat, director of Indigenous governance at the University of Alberta, spoke with CBC’s Edmonton AM on Friday. He explained how Indigenous treaty rights and the duty to consult First Nations could impact a potential Alberta separation referendum.
Alberta, Canada’s oil-rich province, is set to hold a referendum this October, though its premier, Danielle Smith, clarified on Thursday that the vote will not directly address secession from the Cana