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Alberta Referendum Costs Under Fire | Edmonton News
Alberta’s NDP is demanding transparency on the cost of the upcoming October referendum, estimating it could hit $132 million — a figure based on a former chief electoral officer’s projection. The government hasn’t released its own number, but opposition claims show ballooning expenses: a $1.5 million secession study, a $300K referendum website, and hundreds of thousands more on TV ads and videos. Critics argue this money could be better spent on urgent provincial needs, as public backlash grows over taxpayer-funded spending on what many see as an unnecessary vote — all while the government…
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