Official results of Alta. referendums on daylight time, equalization to come Tuesday

The final results for the referendums Albertans cast their ballots for on Oct. 18 will be released on Tuesday.

The final results for the referendums Albertans cast their ballots for on Oct. 18 will be released on Tuesday.

The province is expected to announce the results of the daylight time and equalization referendums, as well as the Senate nominations.

According to the order-in-council approving the referendum on daylight time, the result will be legally binding.

Since equalization is enshrined in the Canadian constitution, a change to the national program would require a minimum of seven provincial or territorial legislatures representing at least 50 per cent of the country's population to support it. In addition, the resolution would need to pass a vote in both the House of Commons and Senate.

On Oct. 19, Premier Jason Kenney said the unofficial results he had seen showed about 60 per cent of Albertans voted in favour of trying to remove equalization payments from the constitution.

Results from Edmonton were not made public, but some municipalities released preliminary results with local election results.

In Calgary, 58 per cent of voters indicated they supported Kenney’s efforts to push for a “fair deal” on equalization.