Alberta judge weighs stay in separatist petition case (opens in new tab)

Alberta Court of Appeal Justice Alice Woolley reserved her decision Thursday on whether to stay a Court of King’s Bench ruling that quashed Stay Free Alberta’s citizen-initiative petition for a separation referendum. The ruling found the petition should not have been issued under provincial law and said Premier Danielle Smith’s government neglected its duty to consult First Nations. Woolley said parts of Justice Shaina Leonard’s reasoning made her uneasy, pointing specifically to Leonard’s in...