Except you'd want to sign it. It's not a petition to leave, it's a petition to stay.
The separatists were proposing a question "Do you agree that the province shall become a sovereign country and cease to be a province of Canada?" which would mean even if, for example, 2 million Albertans refused to sign it, it wouldn't matter if 177 thousand people agreed to do so. Under the new question, "Do you agree that Alberta should remain in Canada?" if those 2 million Albertans signed the petition, it wouldn't matter if those 177 thousand refused to sign it. Granted, it is a gamble because it's easier to do a thing rather than not do a thing.
I could be wrong on his intentions, but considering that Lukaszuk is the head of a movement called Forever Canadian, and from his twitter it seems like he's pro-Canada.
Edit: I meant it's easier to not do a thing rather than do a thing, wording got mixed up there.

[–] Jack_Burton@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago (9 children)

But AB is already a part of Canada. If no one signs it, it stays that way. If enough sign it, it triggers a referendum and thus, a risk.

Regardless of which petition got in, the real question for either is "sign if you want a referendum". If you don't want AB to leave, just don't sign.

Unfortunately I suspect the damage is already done and a lot of Albertans are under the impression they should to sign the "stay" petition to save AB, which just gives the separatists exactly what they want - a referendum.

[–] GrindingGears@lemmy.ca 2 points 4 weeks ago

We live in the voodoo zone now. I would read everything with a hypercritical lens going forward when it comes to this government and this province. The murderer's calls are coming from inside the house, when it comes to Alberta. It's misinformation central.

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