Alberta separatists say they’ve already collected enough signatures for referendum
Group says it has collected more than the approximate 178,000 required signatures
Two Alberta separatists say their group has collected enough signatures from citizens to trigger a referendum on the province separating from Canada.
Mitch Sylvestre said the group, named Stay Free Alberta, has collected more than the approximate 178,000 required signatures. He also said volunteers who have been keeping tally as the signatures come in are expecting that number to grow.
“We [have] more than the buffer that’s required if [Elections Alberta] refuse signatures as well,” Sylvestre said in a phone interview Tuesday.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-separatists-referendum-signatures-9.7149138
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