The proposals vary in scope, touching upon the continuity of social programs, air traffic control, relations with First Nations and a new constitution.
LoC By J. Robert Smith If a state is free to leave the Union at will -- if its leaders and citizens object to the results of an election or policies, or a state just decides that secession serves its interests – then why have a nation?
Residents of Piddington in Oxfordshire, England, are set to hold a referendum on seceding from the United Kingdom in response to government plans to transplant over 1,200 asylum seekers to a nearby camp.
Residents of Piddington in Oxfordshire, England, are set to hold a referendum on seceding from the United Kingdom in response to government plans to transplant over 1,200 asylum seekers to a nearby camp. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: The village of Piddington in Oxfordshire, England, plans to hold a referendum on declaring independence from the United Kingdom, protesting the Home Office’s decision to house over 1,200 asylum seekers at a nearby former army barracks. DETAIL: The Home Office, roughly equivalent to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, intends to convert the nearby Bicester Garrison into a camp for asylum seekers, part of a broader strategy to cease using hotels for this purpose. The village’s decision to hold a…Open
The proposed question would ask: “Should Alberta remain a province of Canada or should the Government of Alberta commence the legal process required under the Canadian Constitution to hold a binding provincial referendum on whether or not Alberta should separate from Canada?”