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15. All they need to do is find 178,000 people to sign the petition in 4 months

Reply to MrsCheaplaugh (Reply #10)

Wed Dec 24, 2025, 09:23 PM

3 hrs ago

Honestly, I think that will be a cakewalk. What I hope is, once they have the referendum and it's defeated, it will put to rest any talk of Alberta separating going forward.

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Proposed Alberta separation referendum question approved [View all] OnlinePoker Monday OP

Very sad. Oil revenue has distorted people's minds. /nt bucolic_frolic Monday #1

an independent alberta could petition for admission as state. rampartd Monday #2

If so... The Grand Illuminist Monday #4

n sharpie rampartd Monday #5

That seems to be Miguelito Loveless 8 hrs ago #13

You can't fix stupid. aeromanKC Monday #3

How much money has/will putin contribute and how will it be laundered? not fooled Monday #6

Alberta produces roughly 84-90% of Canada's total oil output. Not surprising that the Big Four -- ancianita Monday #7

It's always about money. SunSeeker Monday #8

Sure. But when a secession movement is begun by corporate oligarchs, the result is a fascist state. Not democracy. ancianita Tuesday #12

Not so fast. Re: Treaty First Nations Justice matters. Tuesday #9

That was the original question. They amended it to make it constitutional. OnlinePoker 3 hrs ago #16

Under the UN Charter, Alberta is not a distinct nation. Justice matters. 1 hr ago #17

I'm an Albertan. MrsCheaplaugh Tuesday #10

All they need to do is find 178,000 people to sign the petition in 4 months OnlinePoker 3 hrs ago #15

This is a fringe group... Spazito Tuesday #11

Good thing infamous serial killer Sharon Kinne died. If Alberta ever became a US state, valleyrogue 5 hrs ago #14