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Feb 5
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Voices from inside Alberta’s separatist ...

THE GLOBE AND MAIL
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Canvassers are currently collecting signatures for a petition in Alberta that could trigger a referendum on whether Albertans want to remain a part of Canada. The volunteers are with a group called Stay Free Alberta, whose leaders are Mitch Sylvestre and Jeffrey Rath. Matthew Scace is a staff reporter for The Globe and Mail based in Calgary. He has been rep ... Show More
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