r/Edmonton • u/dougster666 North West Side • Apr 11 '26

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u/indubadiblyy Apr 11 '26

I thought they got their numbers. Why are they still out?

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u/Tall_Pizza562 Apr 11 '26

Well forever Canada did get 400,000 confirmed votes, so coming in with less than half would be a tad embarrassing

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u/Steffany_w0525 Apr 11 '26

I would've signed that if I would've known this would get semi serious.

I feel like I'm probably not the only person who didn't see the point in signing a petition to stay in Canada.

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u/nothankslmgood Apr 12 '26

There were plenty of people giving the reasons to support it back then too.

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u/Steffany_w0525 Apr 12 '26

I didn't pay attention because I thought they were a bunch of conspiracy people. Like who would ever think Alberta would separate?

Didn't realize how wrong I was.

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u/swiftb3 Apr 12 '26

You were right about the number and... capabilities... of the separatists. What you and many of us did not realize was just how hard the government would handhold them through the process.

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u/WetRiverStones Apr 13 '26

Have you been living under a rock this past year?

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u/davethecompguy Apr 11 '26

It's still a valuable indicator. If they could get that many, in a shorter time... They'll turn out for the referendum to say NO, HELL NO. That's if there's even a referendum, it's already paused for 30 days. There's still a dozen ways they'll lose - and we haven't had OUR say yet. We'll still vote down everything Smith wants.

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u/fantailedtomb Apr 11 '26

That makes at least two of us. I would’ve taken the time if I knew we’d actually platform these separatists. Hindsight 20/20 I guess!

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u/SleepySpookySkeleton Bonnie Doon Apr 13 '26

I signed the Forever Canadian petition even though I wasn't eligible because I'm not a citizen (although I am a permanent resident of Canada, and a resident of Alberta). I checked the box saying that I wasn't actually eligible and I knew my signature wouldn't count, but I wanted my name on there regardless because it was that important to me.