Alberta separatist says members of Smith’s caucus have signed referendum petition

Alberta separatist says members of Smith’s caucus have signed referendum petitionBy Canadian Press on January 30, 2026. EDMONTON — A leader of Alberta’s separatist movement says some members of Premier Danielle Smith’s United Conservative Party caucus have signed the petition looking to force a vote on the province quitting Canada. “I know of (UCP members of the legislature) that have signed the petition,” Jeff Rath, a lawyer for Stay Free Alberta, the group organizing the petition campaign, said Thursday. Rath wouldn’t name the caucus members who signed or say how many, citing confidentiality rules that dictate Alberta’s petition process. Smith’s office deferred questions about whether her legislature members have signed the petition to the UCP caucus.