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Coal Petition Verdict in Question | Edmonton News
A landmark citizen petition to ban new coal mining in Alberta fell just short of the ballot threshold—by just over 5,000 signatures—despite collecting over 200,000. A University of Toronto statistician claims Elections Alberta’s verification method is fatally flawed, suggesting the petition actually met the requirement. Campaign leader Corb Lund, who watched the process, says thousands of Albertans were disenfranchised and is now considering legal action, including judicial review. Elections Alberta defends its sampling method, citing government validation, but the controversy has ignited a…
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