By David Boles, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, St. Albert Gazette The Alberta Court of Appeal has ruled that the province’s non-partisan elections body can start verifying signatures on the Stay Free Alberta petition. Justice Alice Woolley’s decision, released on June 29th, grants a partial stay to Elections Alberta to start verifying signatures on the Stay Free Alberta petition, which was signed by proponents of Alberta independence. Woolley’s decision notes Mitch Sylvestre, who spearheaded the petition, would sustain “irreparable harm” if signature verification didn’t begin until the legal dispute was solved. The decision follows a court decision from May 13 that saw Justice Shaina Leonard quash the petition, saying at the time that the chief electoral officer did not fulfill a duty to consult with First Nations peoples in Alberta. The…
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