Alberta premier sets October vote on separation process (opens in new tab)

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said Albertans will vote on Oct. 19 on whether the province should remain in Canada or whether her government should begin the constitutional process needed to hold a later binding referendum on separation. The question Smith read asks: “Should Alberta remain a province of Canada or should the government of Alberta commence the legal process required under the Canadian Constitution to hold a binding provincial referendum on whether or not Alberta should separate...