What's next for Alberta separatism?
5/5/202616 min
Alberta separatists say they have collected more than 300,000 signatures, well over the 178,000 needed to prompt the province to consider a referendum question. This comes after a court injunction forced a separatist group to shut down an online database built from an electoral list that contained the personal information of millions of Albertans. So what's next for Alberta's separatism movement? Our Alberta political panel joins us to break it down.
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First 90 secondsAnnie Bender0:00
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Mitch Silvester· Soundbite0:32
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Matt Galloway· Host0:38
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Mitch Silvester· Soundbite0:41
[cheering] Thank you very, very much, everybody. This day is historic in Alberta history. This is the first step to the next step. We've gotten by round three, now we're in the Stanley Cup Final. [laughing] And away we go. Thank you very much. God bless all of you.
Matt Galloway· Host1:01
[cheering] That's Alberta separatist leader Mitch Silvester surrounded by supporters in Edmonton yesterday. He says his petition has more than 300,000 signatures on it, and that is enough to trigger a referendum on separation. But the petition still needs to be verified before a vote on Alberta independence goes forward. The Alberta independence movement faces other hurdles as well. Last week, a court injunction forced a separatist group to shut down an online database built from an