Supporters carry boxes of signatures to submit for a separation referendum to Elections Alberta in Edmonton, on May 4, 2026. The Canadian Press/Jason Franson
Stay Free Alberta, a separatist group behind a petition for a referendum on Alberta’s separation from Canada, is appealing a court decision that ruled against Elections Alberta’s approval of the petition.
The appeal document, which was filed with Alberta’s Court of Appeal on May 15, says Mitch Sylvestre, leader of the separatist group, is challenging Alberta Court of King’s Bench Justice Shaina Leonard’s entire May 13 decision. The document was posted to social media on May 16 by Jeffrey Rath, another leader of Stay Free Alberta.
