Referendum
+Explains referendums under Alberta's Referendum Act and notes a referendum set for October 19, 2026.
/ Topic sources
Does the Clarity Act give Ottawa a veto over Alberta independence?
Source records used by this dossier, kept beside the report and claim tabs for the same question. Each row shows source type, reliability, evidence-check date, and claim use.
Clarity Act
+Federal law setting clarity requirements before the Government of Canada enters negotiations on provincial secession.
Reference re Secession of Quebec
+Supreme Court reference on unilateral secession, democratic expression, constitutional negotiations, and Aboriginal interests.
Constitution Act, 1982 — Procedure for Amending Constitution of Canada
+Primary constitutional text for Part V amending procedures, including general, unanimity, and province-specific amendment routes.
Canadian Parliamentary System
+Official House of Commons procedural overview describing the House's place in Canada's parliamentary system.
Referendum Act
+Alberta statute governing provincial referendums and their administration under Alberta law.
Constitution Act, 1982 / Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
+Primary constitutional text for the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and related Constitution Act, 1982 rights provisions.
Bill C-20, An Act to give effect to the requirement for clarity as set out in the opinion of the Supreme Court of Canada in the Quebec Secession Reference
+Parliamentary bill-history record for Bill C-20, the legislation that became the Clarity Act.
Report of the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs on Bill C-20
+Senate committee report on Bill C-20 documenting parliamentary scrutiny of the clarity legislation.
House of Commons Debates, 36th Parliament, 2nd Session, Sitting No. 60
+House of Commons Hansard record from the parliamentary debates on Bill C-20.
Act respecting the exercise of the fundamental rights and prerogatives of the Quebec people and the Quebec State
+Quebec statute enacted in response to the federal clarity framework, asserting Quebec positions on self-determination and referendum-majority legitimacy.