Alberta's separation question

Paragraph on the premier's stated reason for the referendum

A news report, not the opinion column at s12, and in the same independence group. Cited only for the premier's own account of why the vote is being held: that hundreds of thousands of residents signed petitions seeking one. It gives that as her statement and the story attributes it the same way.

Retrieved Sep 15, 2026. Original historical capture has not been verified.

Campaign details, Nenshi reaction, full ballot question texts, Smith's late-May address

Carries the government's campaign framing quote, the estimated $4-million cost, the opposition reaction, and Smith's televised-address commitment.

Retrieved Sep 15, 2026. Original historical capture has not been verified.

Carney remarks of Thursday, September 10; donation disclosures; ad description

Also documents the provincial ad that sidelines the united-Canada line, the funding gap between registered third parties, and the polls-versus-turnout framing.

Retrieved Sep 15, 2026. Original historical capture has not been verified.

The Canadian Press News report Alberta government launches $4M ad campaign ahead of fall separation referendum Published Sep 10, 2026 www.timescolonist.comRead original article ↗ (opens in a new tab)

Opening paragraph; the premier's stated position

Canadian Press wire copy carried by the Times Colonist. Reports the government describing its campaign as urging a vote to stay in Canada. Shares an independence group with s08.

Retrieved Sep 15, 2026. Original historical capture has not been verified.

Paragraph on the two citizen petitions and the government's own question

An explainer. Cited only for how Question 10 reached the ballot: two citizen petitions, one for remaining and one for leaving, neither of which put its own question on the ballot, and a question the government wrote itself. It gives no signature counts and does not say why either petition fell short.

Retrieved Sep 15, 2026. Original historical capture has not been verified.

Question 10, Questions 1-5 and Questions 6-9 sections of the CBA Alberta analysis

Syndicated copy of a Postmedia report (byline [email protected]); the fullest of the three copies in the evidence packet, so it is the cited text. Shares an independence group with s04 accordingly.

Retrieved Sep 15, 2026. Original historical capture has not been verified.

Questions on the Ballots section

Official referendum administration page: vote date, the three orders in council, full question texts and the non-binding declarations. The page carries no dateline; it is dated here to May 28, 2026, when the final order it reproduces (O.C. 160/2026) was approved. Verbatim passages captured in evidence/alberta-referendum/primary-sources.md.

Retrieved Sep 16, 2026. Original historical capture has not been verified.

Clause 1 (the question and its two options); clause 4 (the result is not to be binding)

The cabinet order itself, dated May 28, 2026. s01 is Elections Alberta's page reproducing it. Quotations of the question, the options and the non-binding clause follow this text character for character.

Retrieved Sep 20, 2026. Original historical capture has not been verified.