Premier Danielle Smith's government is hiking the cost to apply for a citizen-initiated referendum from $500 to $25,000, saying it's about m
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s government is hiking the cost to apply for a citizen-initiated referendum by 5,000 per cent, saying it’s about making sure applicants are serious. It’s the latest in a series of rule changes that one petitioner – country singer Corb Lund – characterizes as exhausting. A cabinet order released late Wednesday afternoon upped the fee to $25,000 from $500. Heather Jenkins, press secretary to Justice Minister Mickey Amery, says the cost will be refundable if the applicant meets the required threshold of signatures and completes reporting requirements.
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