Albertans will go to the polls on Oct. 19 to decide whether the province should have more say over immigration and the appointment of judges.

In the meantime, the Alberta government has introduced legislation to give the province more say over immigration. Additionally, the government has introduced a motion in the legislature seeking constitutional changes to allow the province more say over the appointment of judges.

And while the planned referendum questions would potentially clear the way for the province to go even further than these first steps, it’s still a rather curious case of putting the cart before the horse. What, then, is the point of Referendum Day?

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The rationale for putting these immigration- and constitution-related questions to Albertans is that these issues came up during the Alberta Next process, but that they weren’t issues the UCP campaigned on in the 2023 election. Therefore, a mandate is needed.

On the other hand, critics have accused the government of asking questions on issues where they’ve already decided upon a course of action, and thus the........

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