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https://calgarysun.com/opinion/columnists/bell-premier-danielle-smith-jam-alberta-separatist-vote
“On Thursday we will find out what creative workaround they have in mind.
How do Albertans get to a vote on Alberta independence with a question that will not land the Alberta government in a legal jackpot with the courts?
Do you want to remain in Canada or …?
On Thursday Smith will fill in the blanks.
If you’re an Alberta independence activist, if you go on social media often and fly the Alberta flag and proclaim you’ve had it with Canada, you will likely not be happy with what you see.”
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Eva Chipiuk, BSc, LLB, LLM
Watching the drama unfold around the referendum discussion is, to me, just so incredibly silly.
I cannot believe we are at a point where we are seriously entertaining theatrics about whether citizens should even be allowed to pose a question, instead of having mature discussions about what the question actually means, the potential consequences, the legal realities, the risks, the benefits, and the broader future of the province and country.
That is what democracy is supposed to be.
Not fear of discussion.
Not attempts to shut conversations down before they even happen.
Not treating citizens like they are incapable of hearing ideas, thinking critically, and making decisions for themselves.
A referendum question is not automatic implementation. It is a mechanism to gauge public support and force public discussion on an issue of significant importance. Democracies should not be afraid of asking questions. If anything, they should be afraid of preventing them.
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