Court Rules Proposed Alberta Separation Petition Question Unconstitutional

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The Calgary Courts Centre is pictured in Calgary on May 6, 2024. The Canadian Press/Jeff McIntoshAn Alberta judge has ruled that a proposed referendum question on the province’s separation from Canada would contravene the Constitution.Court of King’s Bench Justice Colin Feasby said in a Dec. 5 decision filed in Calgary that a proposed separation-referendum question from the sovereignty advocacy group Alberta Prosperity Project (APP) would be unconstitutional because it doesn’t guarantee the rights protected by the Canadian Constitution.

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