A judge has ruled against Elections Alberta’s approval of a petition around a referendum on Alberta independence, saying the province failed in its duty to consult with First Nations.
Alberta Court of King’s Bench Justice Shaina Leonard ruled on May 13 that the province’s chief electoral officer Gordon McClure made an error in law by approving the petition, which had garnered over 300,000 signatures. Leonard said that McClure failed to consider an earlier decision that found Alberta’s separation from Canada would violate Treaty rights with First Nations.
