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‘This is not poker’: Alberta goes to polls in referendum that has exposed divisions, not least among separatists
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Voters to be asked whether province should remain part of Canada or hold a second, binding independence vote Albertans are going to the polls to decide their place in Canada, in a referendum that has exposed deep divisions within the province, not least in the separatist movement itself.
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19 Oct 05:00
The Guardian USFirst
‘This is not poker’: Alberta goes to polls in referendum that has exposed divisions, not least among separatists