Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her government will include a question in the province’s upcoming referendum asking whether Alberta should remain in Canada or whether the province should begin the process of holding a formal referendum on separation.
In a rare public address, Smith said on May 21 that she wants Alberta to remain a part of Canada, but added that over 700,000 Albertans have expressed on petitions that they want the issue to go to a referendum, and she wants the public to have a say on the matter.
“Despite my personal support for remaining in Canada, I am deeply troubled by an erroneous court decision that interferes with the democratic rights of hundreds of thousands of Albertans,” Smith said, referring to two separate petition drives on either side of the issue….