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Premier Smith had better do more than filing a multi-year stalling appeal.
She is able to bypass the judge and put the SFA question on the referendum vote in October.
If UCP member Albertan’s are forced to decide between the Independence Movement and Premier Smith, she will loose. Signing an unnecessary tax adding fake MOU agreement update with Carney tommorow will also add to her demise.
She should be stalling this unnecessary, detrimental, ideological tax burden Carney Industrial Taxation scheme.
“The referendum question around separation, filed with Elections Alberta in December 2025, asks, “Do you agree that the Province of Alberta should cease to be a part of Canada to become an independent state?”
Premier Smith said at a press conference later in the day that her government would be appealing the court’s ruling.
“Although our government does support Alberta remaining in Canada, we think that today’s decision by the court will deny the opportunity to well over 300,000 Albertans to have their petition verified by Elections Alberta,” Smith said.
“We think that this decision is incorrect in law and anti-democratic, and we will be appealing it as a result.”
Smith had previously said a referendum on Alberta independence would be held later in 2026 if the petition met the legal requirements.
She also said her government would include several different questions that also met the legislated requirements on a referendum ballot.”
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Our courts are now the ones running the show. Once we become independent we need to revisit the roles and obligations of the courts in the Republic of Alberta.
https://www.westernstandard.news/alberta/breaking-judge-quashes-stay-free-alberta-independence-petition/73470
“EDMONTON — Justice Shaina Leonard on Wednesday quashed an Alberta independence petition, citing an incorrect interpretation of legislation, a failure to follow previous court rulings, and a lack of Crown consultation.
Leonard's decision quashes the Alberta's Chief Electoral Officer's (CEO) decision to issue Mitch Sylvestre a second issuance of Stay Free Alberta's independence petition.
Sylvestre told the Western Standard that his group is not surprised by Leonard's decision, which is why they began the appeal process last week.
"It is essentially going to come down to whether the premier calls for an independence referendum herself," said Sylvestre to the Western Standard.
Speaking to the media in Edmonton on Wednesday, Premier Danielle Smith said that while her government supports Alberta remaining in Canada, she thought that the court’s decision “will deny an opportunity” to over 300,000 Albertans to have their petition verified...
