Day 1 Court Update: The Fight for Alberta’s Voice Begins
November 19, 2025 – The Alberta Prosperity Project was in the Court of King’s Bench in Calgary today for the opening day of hearings on our Citizen Initiative referendum question.
Federal lawyers and intervenors argued all day that simply allowing Albertans to vote on whether we want full independence from Ottawa somehow “contravenes” the Constitution and infringes unspecified constitutional rights.
Jeffrey Rath, APP Board Member and lead petitioner on the initiative, had the perfect reaction outside court:
“Interesting day in court today, listening to lawyers argue that even asking Albertans in a referendum if they want freedom from Ottawa ‘contravenes’ constitutional rights.
Needless to say … we disagree! 😂”
— Jeffrey Rath
Our legal team countered strongly: the Supreme Court of Canada’s 1998 Secession Reference is unequivocal—Albertans have every democratic right to ask a clear question, and a clear majority triggers mandatory good-faith negotiations with the rest of Canada. Period.
Today proved one thing above all: Ottawa is scared to death of letting Albertans actually have their say.
Hearings resume tomorrow and will likely run through next week. We’ll keep you posted after every day in court.
The momentum keeps building—over one million Albertans have already pledged support for sovereignty. If you’re with us, add your voice now:
👉 Pledge your support & volunteer: https://albertaprosperityproject.com/volunteer-7
👉 Read our complete independence plan: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZS1U179FHmlaqMvEFa5Lx0ze9e5QBmNH/edit
Alberta’s future belongs to Albertans. Let’s take it back.
#ReferendumNow #LetAlbertansVote #ComeOnLetsGo
– The Alberta Prosperity Project Team