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Friday's letters: UCP's referendum is more pretend consultation

CA · · Edmonton Journal

Premier Danielle Smith’s phrase “a sovereign Alberta in a united Canada” is not clarity; it is political fog. Alberta is not sovereign. It is a province with constitutional powers inside Canada. The wording lets separatists hear quasi-independence while moderates hear federalism. This pattern is familiar. The UCP rescinded the coal policy first and consulted only […]