An Alberta First Nation is heading to court this week to challenge a petition advocating for the province’s secession from Canada.
The Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation is scheduled to appear in court on April 7, where it will seek a ruling from a Court of King’s Bench judge in Edmonton to suspend the separatist petition campaign on the grounds that consent from First Nations is required first.
The judge will hear from the First Nation and the organizers behind the Alberta separatist petition, Stay Free Alberta, in proceedings expected to last throughout the week.
Stay Free Alberta has been collecting signatures for months to initiate a referendum on Alberta separating from Canada….