By Jack Farrell
Posted December 22, 2025 6:11 pm
Updated December 23, 2025 2:21 pm
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Alberta’s election agency announced Monday it has approved a proposed referendum question on the province separating from Canada.
The question seeks a yes or no answer to: “Do you agree that the province of Alberta should cease to be a part of Canada to become an independent state?”
Elections Alberta says the proponent — the Alberta Prosperity Project and its chief executive officer, Mitch Sylvestre — have until early January to appoint a financial officer for its petition campaign, after which signature collection can begin.
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Sylvestre, a constituency association president for Premier Danielle Smith’s United Conservative Party, has four months to collect just under 178,000 signatures.
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If he does so, the question would be put to Albertans in a referendum.
The Alberta Prosperity Project said on social media that the approval is a “huge victory” for the province.
“This is the breakthrough we’ve been fighting for,” it said.
“Soon, we’ll be collecting signatures to put Alberta’s future directly in your hands.”
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The question is similar to one the same group previously submitted: “Do you agree that the province of Alberta shall become a sovereign country and cease to be a province in Canada?”
That question was held up in court for a review of its constitutionality.
The delay prompted Smith’s government to change the rules for citizen-initiated referendums earlier this month.
Those changes rendered the court review moot and allowed Sylvestre to reapply at no charge.
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