Ponder That! Chat Group

7:00-9:00pm, September 23, 2026

All are welcome! We meet the 2nd & 4th Wednesday of each month at 7 pm in the church library. Sept 23 - Referendum Discussion. Come discuss together the referendum statements and their implications.

REFERENDUM RESOURCES: Learning and Discerning
1. Before You Go (https://beforevoting.ca/)
· Written by a group of concerned citizens, with a wide array of easy-to-read articles, explainers, and links to resources.
· Includes information on ways to vote.
2. Alberta Elections (https://www.elections.ab.ca/elections/referendum/)
· Information about the questions and voting process.
3. Lead Not Leave (https://www.leadnotleave.ca/)
· a team of academics, policy wonks, political activists and journalists forging a practical path forward for a “strong Alberta within a united Canada”
4. “Alberta Separation: A legal issue for First Nations” (https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/alberta-separation-a-legal-issue-for-first-nations-its-political-too/)
· An article from U of A Professor Matthew Wildcat (expert on Indigenous governance)
5. The Alberta Referendum Immigration Questions (https://www.muttart.org/the-alberta-referendum-immigration-questions/)
· A background piece by the Muttart Foundation, dedicated to supporting the charitable sector
6. A Pastoral Letter on the Alberta Referendum - Bishop Trish Schmermund (https://mcusercontent.com/7d6304b17399de08b4acc6749/files/4b6c2e3c-0bf1-3810-8ea7-620f146e4091/2026_08_14_ABT_Pastoral_Letter_on_the_Alberta_Referendum.01.pdf)
· a letter calling for thoughtful, faith-centred consideration of the referendum questions and their implications

2026 08 14 ABT Pastoral Letter on the Alberta Referendum01 (PDF)