Alberta province plans public vote on whether to hold binding referendum on leaving Canada
Published on: May 22, 2026, 10:29 a.m. | Source: Devdiscourse
It is also the position of my government, Smith said in televised remarks on Thursday.The question will ask whether Alberta should stay in Canada or take legal steps under the Constitution to hold a binding referendum on leaving.Ian Brodie, a former chief of staff to ex-Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper and a now a political science professor at the University of Calgary, said Smith appears to be proceeding very carefully.A vote to see if people even want a vote.
