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Alberta’s separatist movement just got a temporary reprieve as the top court allows them to count their petition signatures while their legal challenge continues. Despite a lower court ruling that the electoral officer failed to properly consult First Nations, the higher court says counting the signatures won’t harm anyone — especially the Indigenous groups involved. Separatist leaders claim they’ve gathered over 300,000 signatures, far exceeding the 178,000 needed. Those numbers can now be publicly released. But crucially, this doesn’t mean a referendum is on the horizon — the court still blocks moving forward to the minister of justice or any public vote. The legal battle over consultation remains unresolved, and the outcome is still uncertain.

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