Premier Danielle Smith announced in a televised address this week that a referendum question will ask Albertans if they want to remain in Canada or start the process to hold a binding referendum on separation.
Smith has said she couldn’t directly put separation on the ballot because a judge earlier this month quashed a separatist petition looking to force such a vote.
Lukaszuk, who led the gathering of signatures for a federalist petition called Forever Canadian, says his campaign’s goal is to obtain a clear majority.
“This is definitely the most important vote in the history of this province,” he said Saturday.
“This country cannot be broken up by anybody.”
This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 23, 2026.