Independence supporters hold final rally outside Alberta Legislature ahead of referendum

I'm here at the Alberta Legislature grounds where the plaza is filled with people for the rally Let Alberta Decide. This is the group's final push to encourage Albertans to vote on a referendum on separation. The group has bused in people from across the province to be here, including some of the leaders that are with Let Alberta Decide, including Keith Wilson and Tanya Clemens, and also leaders from the Alberta Prosperity Project, including Mitch Sylvester and Jeffrey Rath. We have an incredible opportunity in front of us in Alberta. We have a legal pathway to seek constitutional change. We've made some progress with some of the announcements from the federal government, but what I'm looking for, and I think many of the people who are behind me are looking for, is actual structural constitutional change. I think we're doing very well. I'm cautiously optimistic that we can actually win that vote. I really am. People here holding flags, saying things like, Alberta independence, choose Alberta, and we're done, Alberta first. One main issue is the three different branches of government. Alberta has never had fair representation in any of them. Battles aren't won on day one. It may take us a while. I'm older than dirt, but this is about my kids and my grandkids and my great-grandkids. We're just done with the old cycle, and we're waiting for the new cycle to evolve. We're planning to enter prosperity and freedom. We can't continue down this path any longer. Now, this isn't the only rally being held this weekend. the Alberta Federation of Labour holding multiple rallies across 15 different cities this weekend including Calgary on Saturday and they're planning to come here on Sunday to hold one final one before the vote on Monday. Nicole Healy, CBC News, Edmonton.