Alberta Separatists Hit Signature Threshold

0:00Alberta separatists, with the Stay Free Alberta group, claim they've cleared the bar for a referendum on the province splitting from Canada. They've pulled in more than 178,000 signatures, hitting the key threshold to force a vote. They still have a full month before handing everything to Elections Alberta for the official check. But leaders like Mitch Sylvestery and Jeffrey Rath are shouting success early to fire up their volunteers. These door knockers and collectors are catching serious backlash online trolls and even physical stuff like getting spit on while out in public. Premier Danielle Smith backs the play, saying she'll green light a province wide referendum once those signatures get verified clean. With canvassers pushing harder despite the pushback, this separation talk in Alberta is heating up fast, keep an eye on how it unfolds. This has been Canada News Today, powered by AI, I'm Corey with The Story.