Alberta separatists score major win as independence petition qualifies
Elections Alberta verified more than 223,000 signatures, but a court challenge still stands between Alberta separatists and an independence referendum.
Alberta separatists have scored a major victory after Elections Alberta confirmed a citizen-led independence petition gathered enough valid signatures to qualify—marking the biggest push yet for a vote on leaving Canada.
Elections Alberta announced Friday that 223,181 signatures from Mitch Sylvestre’s proposed Referendum Relating to Alberta Independence petition were validated, comfortably surpassing the 177,732 signatures required to qualify.
