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 Edmonton (Law Courts Building, 1A Sir Winston Churchill Square) today for the opening day of hearings on our Citizen Initiative referendum question:
“Do you agree that Alberta shall become a Sovereign Country and cease to be a province in Canada?”
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, Constitutional Lawyer for APP:
“After a day in court, the parties who argued have shown that they interpreted the very narrow question before the Court far too broadly and in ways that are simply unrealistic. The Court should reject any attempt to convert the Citizen Initiative Act into the ‘Citizen Initiative in Name Only’ Act. The referendum is lawful. The process is constitutional. And Albertans are entitled to debate the question.”
— Jeffrey Rath
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. 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