Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has ruled out another referendum on the province’s place in Canada after unofficial results showed a strong majority of voters favoured remaining in the country.
Elections Alberta is moving up the deadline to apply for a special ballot by nearly two weeks to give voters more time to receive and return their ballots by mail before the legislated deadline.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has ruled out another referendum on the province’s place in Canada after unofficial results showed a strong majority of voters favoured remaining in the country.
Premier Danielle Smith will address Albertans Tuesday evening after preliminary referendum results showed about three-quarters of votes counted favoured keeping the province in Canada.
Votes from Monday’s historic referendum vote in Alberta continue to be counted Tuesday morning, as millions of Albertans cast a ballot in the 10 question vote. Â