By Jack Farrell A judge is expected to decide today whether a special court review of a proposed Alberta referendum question on separation should go ahead. Alberta’s chief electoral officer, Gordon McClure, referred the question to court last month for a judge to determine whether it violates the Constitution, including treaty rights. The group that submitted the question applied to have the referral quashed, and Court of King’s Bench Justice Colin Feasby heard arguments last week. 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 says judicial scrutiny is premature, since there’s no guarantee enough signatures would be gathered to put the question on a ballot….
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