Alberta to hold referendum on whether to remain in Canada
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.
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"As Premier, I will not have a legal mistake by a single judge silence the voices of hundreds of thousands of Albertans."
— Danielle Smith , Politician
"Kicking the can down the road only prolongs a very emotional and important debate, and muzzling the voices of hundreds of thousands of Albertans wanting to be heard is unjustifiable in a free and democratic society."
— Danielle Smith , Politician
"Smith dealt a referendum question 'from the bottom of the deck'."
— Jeffrey Rath , Activist
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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.
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