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'Forever Canadian' petition surpasses goal, collects 456K signatures

  • The Canadian Press

  • Canadian Press

  • October 28, 2025

Former conservative deputy premier and head organizer of the Forever Canadian petition, Thomas Lukaszuk pictured in Edmonton on Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson

EDMONTON -- Thomas Lukaszuk, a former deputy premier of Alberta who has circulated a petition to make it official policy for the province to stay in Canada, says it has just over 456,000 signatures.

The final tally is far greater than the required 294,000 signatures to initiate a possible referendum in Alberta.

The "Forever Canadian" petition asks: "Do you agree that Alberta should remain within Canada?"

More coming.