Alberta fact check: Dimitri Soudas falsely claims Lukaszuk petition was meant for legislature vote, not referendum

Subhead:The claim now circulating on CTV panels — that the petition was only ever intended for a legislative vote — leaves out a fairly important detail: the actual petition application.# Former Conservative strategist Dimitri Soudas is now echoing claims from Thomas Lukaszuk that the “Forever Canada” citizen initiative was intended for a vote in the Legislature, not a provincewide referendum. That’s not what the petition process actually does. And that's not what Lukaszuk said. The #ForeverCanadian petition and referendum will not be won by money, but they will be won by our love for Canada. https://t.co/44AkqgP2sQ #ableg #cdnpoli — Hon. Thomas A. Lukaszuk (@LukaszukAB) May 30, 2025 Under Alberta’s citizen initiative law, a successful petition can trigger either a vote in the Legislature or a referendum, depending on the option selected by the applicant at the time of filing.

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