Elections officials have confirmed that a petition to make it official policy for Alberta to stay in Canada has surpassed the required threshold, setting the stage for a decision on whether Albertans will vote in a province-wide referendum.

After weeks of reviewing hundreds of pages of signatures, Elections Alberta verified nearly 405,000 of the 439,000 submitted, well above the required 294,000.

The petition asks Albertans a direct question: “Do you agree that Alberta should remain within Canada?”

Former deputy premier Thomas Lukaszuk launched the initiative as a counter to separatist movements pressing for a referendum on Alberta independence. Lukaszuk’s campaign, branded “Forever Canadian,” seeks to affirm Alberta’s place in Confederation amid growing debate over sovereignty.

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