Alberta’s chief electoral officer has referred a potential referendum question on the province separating from Canada to a judge to ensure it does not violate Canada’s Constitution.
The proposed Alberta separation question seeks a yes or no answer and asks: “Do you agree that the Province of Alberta shall become a sovereign country and cease to be a province in Canada?”
Chief Electoral Officer Gordon McClure is requesting the court’s perspective on whether the proposed referendum question conforms to the requirements of section 2(4) of the Citizen Initiative Act, according to a July 28 release from Elections Alberta.
Section 2(4) of the Citizen Initiative Act states that an initiative petition proposal must not contravene the Constitution’s more than 30 sections, which includes the Charter of Rights and Freedoms….