CTV News is your Alberta Referendum headquarters. Live results. Expert analysis. Everything you need to know is here. A lot of the focus in Alberta’s referendum has been on the separation question. But a group meeting in northwest Calgary on Monday has had one of the most prominent campaigns also targeting the nine other questions on the ballot. You may have seen the signs with the writing, “Stay in Canada / No to the nine.” The people gathering in northwest Calgary on Monday are behind those. Alberta’s Voice believes all 10 of the questions are part of the separation agenda, and while polls indicate the separation question is bound to fail, the other nine questions pose a greater risk. Alberta’s Voice aims to prevent separation and protect Canada’s constitutional democracy and immigration, which are targeted in those other nine questions. The third-party advertiser held an event last week with Prime Minister Mark Carney. Alberta’s Voice says the first five questions on the ballot target immigrants in a manipulative way, using them as scapegoats for provincial health-care and education shortages when it says they are a net benefit to the province. Alberta’s Voice says the next four questions take aim at constitutional and judicial changes that erode connections with Canada and are unreasonable to achieve. Stephen Carter with Alberta’s Voice points out there has always been a small faction of Albertans who support the possibility of separation, but that minority has never been given a platform like this. “The other premiers who faced separation were strong enough to say no, and Danielle Smith is weak and she said, ‘Yes, let’s test it,’ and she’s ended up with half of her party as a separatist group and she’s facing an upheaval within that group and she’s facing real challenges,” Carter said. “People are angry with Danielle for bringing this whole referendum forward.” Alberta’s Voice says the future of the province depends on stability, investment and opportunity. Calgary’s Mayor Jeromy Farkas and Liberal MP Cory Hogan were expected to be at this event after the referendum polls close. Voting on Monday Elections Alberta suggests voters read the questions ahead of time to familiarize themselves with them and help keep the voting process moving smoothly. Interested voters can consult CTV News for more information all the referendum questions. More than 1.35 million Albertans have already voted via mail-in ballots or in advance polling. That’s more than four in 10 eligible voters in the province. Anyone seeking to vote today will need to check their voting card, which was mailed to their home address, for the location of their polling station. To vote, they must be a Canadian citizen of at least 18 years of age or older and an Alberta resident. Identification, such as a driver’s licence with your full name and current home address, must be provided. Alternatively, voters can bring two pieces of acceptable identification, both in your full name, with at least one bearing your current home address.
