Alberta NDP Launches Federalist Campaign

0:00Alberta's new Democrats just kicked off a campaign called for Alberta, for Canada, pushing back hard against the separatist push. They're gearing up for a likely independence referendum on October 19, with official opposition leader Nihid Nenshi saying they've got just over six months to rally folks and avoid past mistakes like Brexit. Earlier this week in Calgary, Nenshi stressed the need to start now, drawing lessons from Quebec and UK referendums on the political, economic, and social fallout. The drive aims to recruit volunteers for province-wide action days, kicking off April 25, no party membership required. It's powered by the NDP to dodge ad restrictions other groups face. Meanwhile, this effort stands apart from Thomas Lucas-Uk's forever Canadian campaign, which snagged over 456,000 signatures. Last fall. Nenshi's called out the United Conservative Party for stacking the deck, tweaking citizen initiative laws to drop constitutionality checks and fast track a secession vote.

1:03Pro separatist petitioners already blew past the 177,732 signature mark for the October ballot. Premier Danielle Smith insists on a sovereign Alberta inside a united Canada, citing deals like her West Coast pipeline memo with Ottawa. First nation's groups, including Sturgeon Lake Cree and Athabasca, Japan, are hitting the courts this week, arguing the law changes violate treaties, and could car borders through their lands. As these battles heat up, the Federalist fights just getting started in Alberta. Local news, powered by AI. This is Canada News Today.