Mitch Sylvestre hold boxes of signatures before submitting signatures for a separation referendum to Elections Alberta in Edmonton, on Monday, May 4, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
Alberta separatists gain partial court win on referendum petition
Jun 29, 2026 | 10:51 AM
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EDMONTON — Organizers fighting to hold a referendum on Alberta quitting Confederation have won a partial victory in court.
An Appeal Court judge has ruled the signatures on a separatist referendum petition can be counted and verified.
The petition was effectively thrown out by a lower court judge last month, days after the separatist group handed in their sheets to Elections Alberta.
Justice Alice Woolley has now ruled that not verifying the signatures will create more problems should the group or the provincial government successfully appeal the May decision.
