Voting in Alberta
在亞伯達省投票
Introduction
The Alberta government is planning a vote for October 19. Many people want to vote on different things.
亞伯達省政府計劃在 10 月 19 日舉行投票。許多人希望針對不同的議題進行投票。
Main Body
Some people want to stop coal mining. Premier Danielle Smith says this is not possible for October 19. The date for the list was June 1. The government may talk about this in October 27 or have a vote in 2027.
有些人希望停止採煤。省長 Danielle Smith 表示 10 月 19 日無法實現。名單的截止日期是 6 月 1 日。政府可能會在 10 月 27 日討論此事，或在 2027 年舉行投票。
Other people want Alberta to leave Canada. A group called Stay Free Alberta is in a legal fight. They did not talk to First Nations people, so a judge said no.
其他人則希望亞伯達省脫離加拿大。一個名為 Stay Free Alberta 的組織正陷入法律糾紛。由於他們沒有與原住民溝通，因此法官駁回了請求。
However, the government will still ask a question about Canada on October 19. Many people signed a paper to stay in Canada. The government decided to let people vote on this.
然而，政府仍將在 10 月 19 日提出一個關於加拿大的問題。許多人簽署請願書支持留在加拿大。政府決定就此讓民眾投票。
Conclusion
The government is checking the papers and preparing the vote for October 19.
政府正在核對文件，並為 10 月 19 日的投票做準備。
Vocabulary Learning
📅 Time & Dates
In this text, we see how to talk about when things happen. To reach A2, you need to know which small words to use before a date or a year.
The Rule: Use 'on' for specific days and 'in' for months or years.
- on + Date on October 19
- on + Day on June 1
- in + Year in 2027
- in + Month in October
💡 Useful Verbs for Action
Notice these three simple verbs used to describe government actions:
- Planning (Thinking about the future) planning a vote
- Checking (Looking for mistakes) checking the papers
- Preparing (Getting ready) preparing the vote