Only because they lowered the threshold.

People used to be executed for being a traitor. Probably should bring that back.

Here in Red Deer I never saw a single person signing the petition (I regularly drive past like 6 signing locations).

I was expecting them to miss the threshold and then the government say something like "oh there was enough to show that people are interested".

I'm really torn between this being kind of fishy and unsurprising. Either way, I fully expect the referendum to fail.

I came across a "Passport to Alberta" that was issued back in the 80s. Of course, it's a novelty passport; however, it does show, like Quebec, the ongoing discontent in the provinces. And, I must say, it's always brought on by the politicians for some reason. They are the root cause of disillusionment.