The Alberta ballots contain a trap! BE CAREFUL VOTING
Okay so be VERY CAREFUL when you're filling in your ballots. There are 10 slips of paper. The first 9 (the things the conservatives want to do to Trumpify Alberta) the "NO" is the second option. The very LAST one is the separation question, where "NO" is the FIRST option (and not written as yes/no). I don't know if it was deliberate but be VERY CAREFUL because if you zone out voting no on the first 9 you're gonna end up a territory of the American Empire ;p
Also don't forget your declaration form and the photocopy of your ID.
Edit to add: Please be aware that there are three major legal reasons Alberta cannot separate. This isn't a reason not to vote. DO VOTE PLEASE. But you can let go of some anxiety.
- The Clarity Act: Enacted after Quebec tried. Alberta would need to hold a second referendum with a CLEAR question and a CLEAR majority (those terms are not define, on purpose) in order to force Ottawa to hear them out at the bargaining table. Ottawa is under no requirement to agree to what Alberta proposes, of course,
- The 7/50 rule: To change the Constitution, which is what makes Alberta a province, you need 7 premiers to sign off, representing 50%+ of the population of Canada. So you need Ontario and/or Quebec.
- The Treaties: Alberta's land is governed by Crown treaties that predate Alberta's incorporation as a province. These treaties have been updated; they are living documents. No matter what people claim the original treaties say, the CURRENT treaties are representative of what was promised and what the First Nations believed they were signing, NOT the scam we gave them.
Also note, the International theater would support Canada over Alberta in this. Just look at what happened when Catalonia tried to leave Spain.
>Using the Article 155 emergency powers, Madrid dissolved parliament, sacked its leaders and called a snap election for 21 December.
Edit 2: thanks to u/BrilliantOk936 for pointing out that you also need to add your postal code on the pre-populated form!
Edit 3: Let me be clear: I'm not saying if this was malice or incompetence. I have my theories. All I'm saying really is that voters on BOTH sides need to be VERY careful. But it's especially important for the "remain" voters, because the poll numbers say they are in the majority, so anything that eats away part of that majority (this shit, misinformation flyers, voter apathy) is very damaging to everyone.