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Guided by the fringe, Alberta heads for shoals of coal

Costly referendum asks the questions citizens don't want, ignores the one they do

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Doug Firby
Jul 12, 2026
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This fall, the Province of Alberta will spend as much as three-and-a-half times more than it did for the 2023 provincial election to hold a referendum on questions blatantly skewed to generate a foregone outcome.

The first five of the now 10 questions centre on restricting or, in some cases, denying basic services, such as health care and education, to n…

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