Canadian Judge Deals Blow to Alberta’s Sovereignty Movement on Referendum

Canada Court Throws Out Alberta Separatists’ Bid to Force Vote

Justice Leonard paused verification of those signatures pending her decision on the First Nations legal challenge.

In the provincial capital Edmonton last week, the group delivered boxes they said contained the signatures of more than 300,000 supporters, enough names to trigger an October referendum.

Earlier this month, Stay Free Alberta, a pro-separatist group that had been energetically canvassing, submitted a petition with more than 300,000 signatures to Elections Alberta, the province’s electoral body.