The man sums up the situation with a simple saying.

My enemy’s enemy is my friend.

Bell: If Smith won't cave on UCP insurance plan, lawyers will back Alberta separatists Back to video

And now we have a story filed under Believe It or Not.

It’s a yarn where you will see people drawing a firm line in the sand, throwing down the gauntlet, dropping the gloves, staring down the person across the poker table.

It’s the showdown at the O.K. Corral.

It’s a textbook example of politics making strange bedfellows.

It’s got lawyers. It’s got separatists. It’s got lawyers backing separatists against Premier Danielle Smith when she faces party members at the party’s convention in late November.

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Hang on to your seats.

The UCP government led by Smith plans to overhaul the auto insurance system in Alberta Jan. 1.

Virtually all lawsuits for injured Albertans hurt by at-fault drivers will end. There will be almost zero suing.

Instead, the government is rolling out a package of medical and income replacement benefits for those injured.

Alberta’s auto........

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