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Alberta government amends referendum bill in effort to placate First Nations’ concern
EDMONTON - Alberta’s government has made 11th-hour changes to controversial proposed legislation declaring that no separation ...
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Bell: Alberta separating? Most Albertans want Smith government to say how
If Alberta had a referendum today on whether or not to separate from Canada and become its own independent country, 37 per ...
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Varcoe: ATCO head says separation talk 'impacting investments now,' as Canada aims to be energy superpower
ATCO Ltd. chief executive Nancy Southern is feeling optimistic about the federal government’s focus on building major ...
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Braid: Quebec's $129-billion equalization bonanza — the idiocy is finally sinking in
Quebec has received $129.9 billion in equalization payments in the past 10 years. Even Ontario receives $576 million this ...
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I’m Not Sure the Separatist Movement in Alberta, Canada, Has Thought Its Position Through
Its members might want to chat with the folks behind the Keystone XL pipeline, which is now a pile of rusting tubes somewhere in the Dakotas.
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Treaty rights at risk: How Alberta premier Danielle Smith is threatening Canada’s Indigenous foundation
In a direct challenge to Canada’s constitutional framework, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s controversial Bill 54 has ...
‘Playing with fire’: Former Alberta premier Jason Kenney weighs in on separation talk
The Alberta government will be “playing with fire” if it continues to fan the flames of a referendum on separation, says ...
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Have Cake and Eat It Too? Alberta Separatists Claim They Would Keep Passports and Pension Benefits
The Alberta Prosperity Project unveiled its potential referendum question Monday: “Do you agree that the province of Alberta ...
Alberta independence referendum petition must register with election agency
A bill in the Canadian province of Alberta would reduce the number of signatures needed to get referendums on the ballot. But ...
Why do some Albertans want to separate? Committed, curious pack Calgary banquet hall
A crowd of roughly 1,000 turned out Monday for a town hall on separatism organized by the Alberta Prosperity Project. CBC ...
Alberta is changing the rules to make referendums easier. Here's how
The Alberta government is proposing significant changes to the process for citizen initiatives and recalls — prompting concern that a referendum on leaving Canada could be in the cards ...