Overview

• Justice Colin Feasby denied the Alberta Prosperity Project’s application to strike the referral and ordered a full judicial assessment of the proposed question’s legality.
• Feasby appointed University of Alberta law Prof. Eric Adams and Edmonton lawyer Matthew Woodley as friends of the court to argue constitutional challenges.
• The judge limited interveners to a representative group and gave First Nations priority status to present evidence on potential impacts to treaty rights.
• Written submissions are due under the court’s timeline, with a hearing set for the week of Nov. 15 and a ruling expected by the end of 2025.
• If the question survives review, the Alberta Prosperity Project must collect about 177,000 signatures in 120 days to qualify for a ballot, while a pro-unity campaign faces a 300,000-signature threshold in 90 days.