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Formerly confident Alberta separatists pivot to lamely pleading with voters to ‘send Ottawa a message’

Have you noticed how Alberta separatists who a few months ago were boldly predicting a massive separation victory on Oct. 19 have turned to whinging about how we need to “send Ottawa a message”? Even Keith Wilson, the St. Albert lawyer behind the Let Alberta Decide group, could recently be found pleading with voters who…

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