A petition asking if Alberta should separate from Canada is now in the hands of the courts.
Elections Alberta has referred the question—“Should Alberta become a sovereign country?”—to the Court of King’s Bench to see if it violates the Constitution. The petition was submitted by Mitch Sylvestre of the Alberta Prosperity Project, a group pushing for Alberta independence.
A second petition, asking if Alberta should stay in Canada, is also underway. Both need nearly 294,000 signatures to move forward.
