{"id":536804,"date":"2026-01-23T10:27:22","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T10:27:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/536804\/"},"modified":"2026-01-23T10:27:22","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T10:27:22","slug":"hundreds-line-up-to-endorse-referendum-on-alberta-leaving-canada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/536804\/","title":{"rendered":"Hundreds line up to endorse referendum on Alberta leaving Canada"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\t\t\t\tBy Jack Farrell<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Canadian Press\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\t\t\tPosted January 22, 2026 6:38 pm\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

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Hundreds of Albertans braved bone-chilling temperatures west of Edmonton to sign a petition to force a vote on the province leaving Canada<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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People in Stony Plain<\/a> on Thursday were met by a long lineup when the doors at the community centre opened around lunchtime, with some waiting more than an hour to sign.<\/p>\n

Roger Cyr says he signed the petition because he says he\u2019s tired of Alberta subsidizing other provinces while also being ignored by Ottawa.<\/p>\n

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Shirley and Dave Howard also say they think Alberta would be better off financially if it became independent.<\/p>\n

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The Stony Plain event was one of many organized by a group named Stay Free Alberta to gather signatures in a referendum campaign sanctioned by the province\u2019s chief electoral officer.<\/p>\n

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