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Jun 1, 2026
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Central Canadian elites are as much to blame for Alberta’s separatist movement as anyone else
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OPINION
Central Canadian elites are as much to blame for Alberta’s separatist movement as anyone else
JOHN IBBITSON
SPECIAL TO THE GLOBE AND MAIL
PUBLISHED JUNE 1, 2026
UPDATED JUNE 2, 2026
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Alberta separatists rally outside the offices of Elections Alberta in Edmonton on May 4.
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