Lorne Gunter: Quashing separatist petition an error in law and undemocratic Before I get into the substance of Justice Shaina Leonard’s decision to quash a petition that would have forced a referendum this fall on whether Alberta should separate from Canada, her position underlines why it was so dangerous for the Centurion Project (a separatist organization unaffiliated with the petitioners) to release the confidential provincial electors’ list to the public. |
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Lorne Gunter: Quashing separatist petition an error in law and undemocratic
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Before I get into the substance of Justice Shaina Leonard’s decision to quash a petition that would have forced a referendum this fall on whether Alberta should separate from Canada, her position underlines why it was so dangerous for the Centurion Project (a separatist organization unaffiliated with the petitioners) to release the confidential provincial electors’ list to the public.
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