A Court of King’s Bench courtroom is shown at the Edmonton Law Courts building on June 28, 2019. Jason Franson/The Canadian Press
An Alberta judge has granted a one-month stay on the validation process of a petition to trigger a referendum on the province separating from Canada, after hearing from multiple First Nations who argued the process violates treaty rights.
Justice Shaina Leonard of the Court of King’s Bench in Edmonton said in a written decision issued April 10 that the referendum petition’s organizers can continue to collect signatures, but the results of the petition can’t be announced or proceeded with until an overall decision is made in the court case.
