How a UCP bill renewed Alberta separatist bid to force referendum, after court shot it down

The Danielle Smith government made it easier last spring for an independence petition to succeed. Then they removed more ...

Alberta Prosperity Project to reapply for petition on separation referendum question

The Alberta Prosperity Project is planning to reapply for a citizen initiative petition that would ask voters if the province should become a sovereign country.

Legislative committee agrees to give Elections Alberta extra $6.7M to handle recall petitions

Alberta election officials are getting an extra $6.7 million to handle the sudden outburst of recall petitions against ...

Elections Alberta gets extra $6.7-million to handle surge in recall petitions

Election officials have issued 21 recall petitions since the end of October, including one against Premier Danielle Smith ...
Edmonton Journal on MSN

'Basically in campaign mode': Alberta separatists launch renewed referendum push after Bill 14 passes

Mitch Sylvestre told Postmedia in a Friday interview that the APP’s application is “complete and in the system” and that it included a revised question that draws in part from language in the federal ...

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith facing recall petition

Elections Alberta approved a petition from a Brooks-Medicine Hat resident who says the Premier is no longer fit to serve her riding ...
The Western Producer

Alberta government throws Corb Lund’s anti-coal petition a curveball

With the passing of Bill 14 by the UCP government, country singer Corb Lund’s anti-coal mining petition has been cancelled ...
The Canadian Press on MSN

Corb Lund must re-apply to launch anti-coal petition drive in Alberta

Amendments to Alberta's legislation on citizen-initiated referendums mean Corb Lund's recently approved application for a ...
The Canadian Press on MSN

Alberta government amends bill after chief electoral officer warns it harms trust

Alberta's government has made last-minute changes to a bill after the province's chief electoral officer warned it would ...
Edmonton Journal on MSN

Recall petition for Alberta Premier Danielle Smith issued and two cabinet ministers approved

Recall petitions have also been approved for nine other cabinet ministers, including Demetrios Nicolaides, Adriana LaGrange, ...
The Canadian Press on MSN

Danielle Smith becomes first Alberta premier in 90 years to face citizen recall

Danielle Smith has become the second Alberta premier – and the first in almost 90 years – to face a citizen-led petition ...