Madeline Smith

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Judge says proposed referendum on Alberta independence would be unconstitutional

Judge says proposed referendum on Alberta independence would be unconstitutional

An Alberta judge says a referendum proposal on Alberta separating from Canada goes against Charter and and Treaty rights, in a decision given less than 24 hours after the provincial government introduced legislation that would have ended the court proceeding. Once Bill 14 came into force, the court action would have been discontinued, preventing Court of King's Bench Justice Colin...