'We’d just like to get this scheduled and moving forward as soon as possible,' lawyer Jeffrey Rath told the court

A group seeking a referendum on Alberta separation appeared in court Thursday to oppose the Alberta chief electoral officer’s decision to gauge the constitutionality of their proposed question by referring it to a judge.

The Alberta Prosperity Project, led by Mitch Sylvestre, is seeking to ask Albertans: “Do you agree that the province of Alberta shall become a sovereign country and cease to be a province in Canada?”

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Last month, the province’s chief electoral officer, Gordon McClure, referred the petition to the court for its opinion on whether that question violates the Constitution, including First Nation treaty rights. Premier Danielle Smith and Justic

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