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General position: Alberta should remain a province of Canada. The nine referendum questions should be rejected.

For or Against

Our Position on Every Referendum Question

Because nothing says "simple ballot" like a compliance page with ten separate position statements.

Question 1

Immigration control and employment priority

Do you support the Government of Alberta taking increased control over immigration for the purposes of decreasing immigration to more sustainable levels, prioritizing economic migration and giving Albertans first priority on new employment opportunities?

Position: Against.
Question 2

Eligibility for provincially-funded programs

Do you support the Government of Alberta introducing a law mandating that only Canadian citizens, permanent residents and individuals with an Alberta-approved immigration status will be eligible for provincially-funded programs, such as health care, education and other social services?

Position: Against.
Question 3

12-month residency requirement

Assuming that all Canadian citizens and permanent residents continue to qualify for social support programs as they do now, do you support the Government of Alberta introducing a law requiring all individuals with a non-permanent legal immigration status to reside in Alberta for at least 12 months before qualifying for any provincially-funded social support programs?

Position: Against.
Question 4

Fees or premiums for temporary residents

Assuming that all Canadian citizens and permanent residents continue to qualify for public health care and education as they do now, do you support the Government of Alberta charging a reasonable fee or premium to individuals with a non-permanent immigration status living in Alberta for their and their family's use of the health care and education systems?

Position: Against.
Question 5

Proof of citizenship to vote provincially

Do you support the Government of Alberta introducing a law requiring individuals to provide proof of citizenship, such as a passport, birth certificate or citizenship card, to vote in an Alberta provincial election?

Position: Against.
Question 6

Provincial selection of superior court judges

Do you support the Government of Alberta working with the governments of other willing provinces to amend the Canadian Constitution to have provincial governments, and not the federal government, select the justices appointed to provincial King's Bench and Appeal courts?

Position: Against.
Question 7

Abolishing the Senate

Do you support the Government of Alberta working with the governments of other willing provinces to amend the Canadian Constitution to abolish the unelected federal Senate?

Position: Against.
Question 8

Opting out of federal programs with funding

Do you support the Government of Alberta working with the governments of other willing provinces to amend the Canadian Constitution to allow provinces to opt out of federal programs that intrude on provincial jurisdiction such as health care, education and social services, without a province losing any of the associated federal funding for use in its social programs?

Position: Against.
Question 9

Provincial laws taking priority over federal laws

Do you support the Government of Alberta working with the governments of other willing provinces to amend the Canadian Constitution to better protect provincial rights from federal interference by giving a province's laws dealing with provincial or shared areas of constitutional jurisdiction priority over federal laws when the province's laws and federal laws conflict?

Position: Against.
Alberta-Canada Question

Remaining in Canada

Should Alberta remain a province of Canada, or should the Government of Alberta commence the legal process required under the Canadian Constitution to hold a binding provincial referendum on whether or not Alberta should separate from Canada?

Option 1: Alberta should remain a province of Canada.

Option 2: The Government of Alberta should commence the legal process required under the Canadian Constitution to hold a binding provincial referendum on whether or not Alberta should separate from Canada.

Position: For Option 1. Alberta should remain a province of Canada.

Why Is This List So Long?

Because Danielle Smith's government made the rules.

We are simply complying with them. Thoroughly. Patiently. With the kind of civic paperwork energy that only a ten-question referendum could inspire.