An Alberta judge will go ahead with a review to determine if a proposed Alberta referendum question on separation is constitutional.

On Thursday, Aug. 14, Court of King’s Bench Justice Colin Feasby denied the Alberta Prosperity Project's application to quash the review. A process for the next steps has now been set for written submission, with the court set to reconvene Nov. 19.

The question that the Alberta Prosperity Project wants to bring forward is: "Do you agree that the Province of Alberta shall become a sovereign country and cease to be a province in Canada?" The Chief Electoral Officer referred to the court to determine whether the question is constitutional.

“This is not a loss," Alberta Prosperity Project CEO Mitch Sylvestre said of the denied application to quash the review.

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