By their last public acknowledgement of actual numbers, this government had less than 15,000 'respondents' to their call for input on the question. It's three quarters of this small group alone that have expressed support - less than 1/3 of one percent of Alberta's 4.4 million residents. Hardly a ringing endorsement for the cause and certainly no basis for a change with such far reaching implications!  Perhaps Thomas Dang and his Alberta NDP colleagues should study up on the meaning of democracy, instead of wasting everyone's time.