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A pro-Canada independence referendum question may head for approval Wednesday.
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The separatists hate the question and threaten revenge. The proponent, Thomas Lukaszuk, is engaged in his own political brawl with the UCP.
On Tuesday, Premier Danielle Smith was considering a televised address to the province, probably on Thursday, to talk about a referendum.
Meanwhile, Thomas Lukaszuk has been invited to speak to a special legislature committee at 2 p.m. today, Wednesday.
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The committee may advance his pro-federalist question — “Do you agree that Alberta should remain in Canada?” — to a general referendum vote on Oct. 19.
One separatist leader, Jeffrey Rath, said on X: “if she does this hundreds of thousands of Albertans will be forced to........