A judge has denied an application to quash a review of a proposed Alberta referendum question on separation.

Court of King's Bench Justice Colin Feasby says it will benefit democracy to have a full hearing on the constitutionality of the question.

Alberta's chief electoral officer, Gordon McClure, referred the question to court last month so a judge could determine whether it violates the Constitution, including treaty rights.

The group that submitted the question applied to have the referral quashed.

The Alberta Prosperity Project wants to ask: "Do you agree that the province of Alberta shall become a sovereign country and cease to be a province in Canada?"

A lawyer for the group argued judicial scrutiny is premature, since there's no guarantee enough signatures would be gathered to

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