Alberta Court Quashes Independence Petition in Major Blow to Separatist Group

An Alberta Court of King’s Bench justice delivered a sharp setback to separatist ambitions in the province on Wednesday, striking down Elections Alberta’s approval of a referendum petition on independence. Justice Shaina Leonard ruled that Chief Electoral Officer Gordon McClure erred in law by greenlighting the initiative from Stay Free Alberta, a group claiming to […] The post Alberta Court Quashes Independence Petition in Major Blow to Separatist Group appeared first on the deep dive.